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Acinetobacter
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Acinetobacter [‚as·ə‚nēd·ə′bak·tər]
(microbiology)
A genus of nonmotile, short, plump, almost spherical rods in the family Neisseriaceae; strictly aerobic; resistant to penicillin.


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Acinetobacter infections frequently occur in severely ill ICU patients with other chronic illnesses or prolonged hospitalizations.
Coverage includes avian influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), changing patterns of respiratory viral infections in transplant recipients, West Nile virus, emergence of novel retroviruses, community- associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the emerging role of Klebsiella in liver abscess, zygomycosis, emerging food- and waterborne protozoan diseases, multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter infections in US military personnel, and adverse events in smallpox vaccination.
But only one new drug is on the horizon to treat Acinetobacter infections, and it is considered to be too toxic for children.
 
 
 
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