Pathogens
Acinetobacter baumannii

Acinetobacter baumannii

Precautions

For multidrug resistant Acinetobacter, Enhanced Contact Precautions required. 

Infection Prevention will assist in determining duration of precautions.

Susceptibilities

General Information

Aerobic non-fermenting gram negative coccobacillus.

Generally causes nosocomial infection and can occur in outbreaks in this setting.

  • VAP

  • Bloodstream infections

  • Biofilm infections of prosthetic devices

  • Wound infection/SSTI

  • UTI

  • May be a colonizing organism