Acinetobacter Baumanii Flashcards
What are the microbio/morphological characteristics of Acinetobacter Baumanii
Gram Negative Bacillus
Where are AB infections generally acquired?
Hospital (it is an opportunistic pathogen)
How does one acquire Acinetobacter Baumanii in the hospital
wind, wire, water, wound
Pt with AB infection presents how
High Fever, Inflamed skin wound in skin infections, Cough, chest pain, dyspnea
How do you diagnose AB
culture skin, blood, urine for AB
Whats important to note about the treatment of AB
It is inherently resistant to multiple ABs; colonization isn’t treated but infection is.
Treat AB with
Meropenem or Carbapenem and Amikacin
Acinetobacter causes apoptosis/cell death in the laryngeal epithelium by….
OMP 38, releases cytochrome C + an apoptosis inducing factor
Where is OMP naturally spread
Southeast asia and australia
