An Outbreak of Infections with Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in Burn Patients: Contamination of Patients' Mattresses

• Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases Vol. 151; no. 2; pp. 252 - 258
• Main Authors: Sherertz, Robert J., Sullivan, Marsha L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01.02.1985; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter - growth & development; Acinetobacter - isolation & purification; Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Acinetobacter Infections - epidemiology; Acinetobacter Infections - etiology; Acinetobacter Infections - transmission; Adult; Bed mattresses; Beds; Biological and medical sciences; Burn Units; Burns; Burns - complications; Burns - microbiology; Disease Outbreaks; Disease Reservoirs; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Hydrotherapy; Infections; Intensive Care Units; Life tables; Male; Medical sciences; Microbial colonization; Middle Aged; Original Articles; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Burn; Infection; Skin disease; Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Neisseriaceae; Bacteria; Complication

During a 21-month period Acinetobacter calcoaceticus was the most common organism causing infections in a university burn center. Forty-three of 103 patients admitted became infected with this organism. Risk factors associated with burn wound colonization with Acinetobacter included larger burns and...