Acinetobacter Baumannii End-Point Manual

Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative, aerobic, non-fermenting, and immobile cocobacillus, which has passed in recent years of being considered a microorganism of little clinical relevance, to become an increasingly frequent pathogen in hospitalized patients due to its resistance to Most antibiotics These microorganisms are more often associated with nosocomial infections than community infections. Acinetobacter baumannii can cause a multitude of infections including pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis, urinary tract infections, peritonitis and skin and soft tissue infections.