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Survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on bed rails during an outbreak and during sporadic cases.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 May 1999
Catalano M, Quelle L S, Jeric P E, Di Martino A, Maimone S M
Abstract excerpt
Genotypic methods showed Acinetobacter baumannii biotype 9 genotype I to be the epidemic strain on an outbreak in an intensive care unit (ICU) which lasted from January to April of 1996. A cohort was established during March in which hospital personnel were assigned exclusively to A. baumannii infected or colonized patients. New patients were not admitted to the ICU until the last infected patient was discharged....
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