Thermally injured and Acinetobacter baumannii colonizations/infections during a five-year period at the Brussels Burn Wound Centre

摘要

Background: The gram-negative pleiomorphic A. baumannii is increasingly recognized as a worrisome often, multidrug resistant (MDR), opportunistic and nosocomial agent. Its adhesiveness and drought-resistance impairs eradication in the hospital environment. We analysed the impact of A. baumannii in our BWC.