An Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex Infection in the US Military Health Care System Associated with Military Operations in Iraq

T. Scott, Paul; A. Deye, Gregory; Srinivasan, Ashish; K. Murray, Clinton; Moran, K.; Hulten, Edward; T. Fishbain, Joel; W. Craft, David; W. Riddell, Scott; Lindler, Luther; D. Mancuso, James; Milstrey, Eric; T. Bautista, Christian; B. Patel, Jean; J. Ewell, Allesa; Hamilton, Tacita; Gaddy, Charla; W. Tenney, Mark; W. Christopher, George; Petersen, Kyle; P. Endy, Timothy; P. Petruccelli, Bruno

doi:10.1086/518170

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An Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex Infection in the US Military Health Care System Associated with Military Operations in Iraq

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • May 23, 2007

Authors:

Paul T. Scott

Gregory A. Deye

Ashish Srinivasan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We investigated an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex infection among US service members injured in Iraq. METHODS: The investigation was conducted in Iraq and Kuwait, in the 2 military hospitals where the majority of injured service members were...

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Outbreak

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

Acinetobacter

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