(III) Fastidious Gram Negative Rods (1) Acinetobacter baumannii

Question 1

Acinetobacter baumannii infection:

Found in:
[…]

Clinical presentation
[…]

Answer 1

Acinetobacter baumannii infection:

Found in:
- Environmental sources, normal skin flora

Clinical presentation
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS esp in immunocompromised
- ICU Plenumonia, burns patients)

***Resistant to almost all antibiotics!!! 1 card but its an ENORMOUS PROBLEM IN ICU!!!
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a typically short, almost round, rod-shaped (coccobacillus) Gram-negative bacterium. It can be an opportunistic pathogen in humans, affecting people with compromised immune systems, and is becoming increasingly important as a HAI