An Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Investigation and Control

Abstract

The spread of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii infection was suspected to be due to staff members who spread the pathogen through close contact with infants. Clinical staff recognition of the importance of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii recovery from neonatal intensive care unit patients, geographic cohorting of infected patients, enhanced infection control practices, and staff education resulted in control of the spread of the organism.