title: Preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: an executive summary of the Association for Professionals in infection control and epidemiology's elimination guide.
abstract: This article is an executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's guide to the elimination of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii transmission in health care settings. Infection preventionists are encouraged to obtain the original, full-length elimination guide for more thorough coverage.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biosecurity, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Electronic address: rebmannt@slu.edu.
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rebmann
authors.affiliation: Private Consultant, Silver Spring, MD.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors