Contamination of Ambient Air with Acinetobacter baumannii on Consecutive Inpatient Days.

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Acinetobacter-positive patients had their ambient air tested for up to 10 consecutive days. The air was Acinetobacter positive for an average of 21% of the days; the rate of contamination was higher among patients colonized in the rectum than in the airways (relative risk [RR], 2.35; P = 0.006)....

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