Acinetobacter Flashcards

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biology?

A

Gram negative coccobacillus

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when is acinetobacter a Nosocomial pathogen?

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hospitalized pts:

  • In ICUs
  • on ventilators
  • with invasive devices (urinary catheters)
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Transmission?

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person-to-person

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diseases?

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  • Pneumonia (ventilator associated pneumonia)
  • Wound infections (high incidence in army personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan) *
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resistance?

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Multidrug resistant *

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