Abstract
An outbreak of multiresistant Acinetobacter anitratus respiratory tract infection occurred over a 30-day-period in six patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Standard precautions failed to curtail the outbreak, which was finally attributed to ineffective disinfection of reusable ventilator tubing.
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter / classification
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Acinetobacter / drug effects
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Acinetobacter / isolation & purification
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Acinetobacter Infections / etiology*
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Cross Infection / etiology*
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Disinfection / standards*
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Humans
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology*
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Sterilization / standards*
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Ventilators, Mechanical*