RT Book, Section
A1 Paterson, David L.
A1 Peleg, Anton Y.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141408518
T1 ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141408518
RD 2024/04/24
AB Infections  with  bacteria  of  the  genus  Acinetobacter  are  established  as  a  significant  problem  worldwide.  Acinetobacter  baumannii  is  particularly  formidable  because  of  its  propensity  to  acquire  antibiotic  resistance  determinants.  Endemic  infections  caused  by  strains  of  A.  baumannii  resistant  to  multiple  antibiotic  classes,  including  carbapenems,  are  a  serious  concern  in  many  specialized  hospital  units,  especially  intensive  care  units  (ICUs).  The  foremost  implication  of  infection  with  carbapenem-resistant  A.  baumannii  is  the  need  to  use  “last-line”  antibiotics  such  as  colistin,  polymyxin  B,  or  tigecycline;  these  options  have  the  potential  to  render  these  bacteria  resistant  to  all  available  antibiotics.