Acinetobacter Infections in Military Personnel
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The gram negative rod Acinetobacter baumannii is a soil and water saprophyte characterized by a high degree of innate and acquired antibiotic resistance. While it can colonize healthy hosts, it is also a well-established hospital-acquired pathogen, especially in intensive care and surgical units. The pathogen does not have many of the traditional virulence factors for producing disease in healthy hosts; most patients infected with Acinetobacter baumannii are elderly or otherwise immunocompromised.
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