Acinetobacter baumannii Infections Among Patients at Military Medical Facilities Treating Injured U.S. Service Members, 2002-2004

Acinetobacter baumannii is a well-known but relatively uncommon cause of health-care-associated infections. Here, Scott et al describe an increasing number of Acinetobacter baumannii blood stream infections in patients at military medical facilities in which service members injured Iraq/Kuwait regio...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2004-12, Vol.292 (24), p.2964
Main Authors: Scott, P T, Petersen, K, Fishbain, J, Craft, D W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood vessels
Infectious diseases
Iraq War-2003
Medical treatment
Military personnel
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Summary:Acinetobacter baumannii is a well-known but relatively uncommon cause of health-care-associated infections. Here, Scott et al describe an increasing number of Acinetobacter baumannii blood stream infections in patients at military medical facilities in which service members injured Iraq/Kuwait region during Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom were treated. A CDC note is also included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.292.24.2964