Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii associated with extrinsic contamination of ultrasound gel in a tertiary centre burn unit
Summary: Background: During 2011 and 2012, an increase in occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections was recorded in the Shands Hospital Burn Intensive Care Unit (BICU). An epidemic curve together with strain typing was consistent with an intermittent common source outbreak...
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Main Authors: | Kruti J. Yagnik (Author), Gautam Kalyatanda (Author), Anthony P. Cannella (Author), Lennox K. Archibald (Author) |
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2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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