title: An outbreak of Acinetobacter respiratory tract infection resulting from incomplete disinfection of ventilatory equipment.
abstract: An outbreak of multiresistant Acinetobacter anitratus respiratory tract infection occurred over a 30-day-period in six patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Standard precautions failed to curtail the outbreak, which was finally attributed to ineffective disinfection of reusable ventilator tubing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cefai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McPeake
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical