Nosocomial Infection
A. baumannii antibiotic resistance does not extend to disinfectants
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 16th, 2003
According to published research from Spain, "Disinfection and antisepsis are of primary importance in controlling outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii, a nosocomial pathogen that frequently shows multiple antibiotic resistance."
E. Martro and coauthors at the Autonomous University of Barcelona "assessed the susceptibility of nine A. baumannii strains isolated during a sustained intensive care unit outbreak, to several antiseptics and disinfectants based on European standards."
"While the tested strains showed diverse...
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