Acinetobacter meningitis: acquired infection in a neonatal intensive care unit.
A cluster of 4 cases of meningitis due to Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var anitratus occurred during a 5-day period in a neonatal intensive care unit. Three of the infants were preterm and all had a history of other medical problems. Initiation of intravenous therapy with carbenicillin was accompanied by clinical recovery and a bacteriological cure. Intensive bacteriological investigation failed to show a common source for the infections.
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*