ICAAC 2005

Acinetobacter: Could Rival MRSA in Hospitals?

January 7, 2006
Yehuda Carmeli
Yehuda Carmeli

Yehuda Carmeli, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
The Washington DC conference also heard about a hospital infection that has had a worryingly low profile: acinetobacter baumanii. The news at ICAAC was that this could easily rival MRSA as a serious problem for health systems worldwide.

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