title: Ventilator-associated Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia.
abstract: We report an outbreak of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in 6 infants with acute lower respiratory tract infection.   Non-bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage isolated A. baumannii in all these infants. Environmental microbiological survey of the Pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric wards identified oxygen humidifying chambers as the source of Acinetobacter. Practices of cleaning and changing of the humidifiers were reviewed and the outbreak was controlled with new recommendations.
authors: Pediatric ICU, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India. picu@cmcvellore.ac.in
authors: Kala
authors: K
authors: Ebenezer
authors: Ebor Jacob G
authors: EJ
authors: James
authors: Joy Sarojini
authors: JS
authors: Michael
authors: Gagandeep
authors: G
authors: Kang
authors: Valsan Philip
authors: VP
authors: Verghese
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*