Abstract

Following the development of multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at several area hospitals, a volunteer task force from the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (APIC) set out to assess the situation throughout the state. A survey was disseminated to all 70 acute, general, and specialty hospitals in Maryland. The response rate was 57%, and multi-resistant Acinetobacter was the most prevalent resistant gram-negative organism reported.

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