Contamination of Ambient Air with Acinetobacter baumannii on Consecutive Inpatient Days

J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Jul;53(7):2346-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00198-15. Epub 2015 Apr 29.

Abstract

Acinetobacter-positive patients had their ambient air tested for up to 10 consecutive days. The air was Acinetobacter positive for an average of 21% of the days; the rate of contamination was higher among patients colonized in the rectum than in the airways (relative risk [RR], 2.35; P = 0.006). Of the 6 air/clinical isolate pairs available, 4 pairs were closely related according to rep-PCR results.

Publication types

  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / classification
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
  • Adult
  • Air Microbiology*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Molecular Typing
  • Rectum / microbiology
  • Respiratory System / microbiology