title: Is Aerosalization a Problem With Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Thailand Hospital?
abstract: We evaluated the presence of air contamination with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in medical units where patients with CRAB pneumonia were hospitalized, and in Obstetrics and Gynecology units with open-air ventilation in-patient settings. There was no evidence of CRAB contamination in either of the units.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine , Thammasat University , Pathumthani , Thailand.
authors.forename: Anucha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apisarnthanarak
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine , Thammasat University , Pathumthani , Thailand.
authors.forename: Ploenpit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tantajina
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine , Thammasat University , Pathumthani , Thailand.
authors.forename: Pornpimol
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laovachirasuwan
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases , University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics , Epidemiology and Global Health, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health , Washington, District of Columbia.
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Thailand; aerosolization; carbapenem-resistant; ventilator-associated pneumonia