Acinetobacter: Could Rival MRSA in Hospitals?

Acinetobacter: Could Rival MRSA in Hospitals?

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Yehuda Carmeli Yehuda Carmeli, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston The Washington DC conference also heard about a hospital infection that has had a worryingly low profile: acinetobacter baum

Yehuda Carmeli

Yehuda Carmeli

Yehuda Carmeli, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, BostonThe Washington DC conference also heard about a hospital infection that has had a worryingly low profile: acinetobacter baumanii. The news at ICAAC was that this could easily rival MRSA as a serious problem for health systems worldwide.

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