Acinetobacter Baumannii
By: Kaitlynn Powell
Acinetobacter Baumannii
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Classification: Bacteria – proteobacteria – gammaproteobacteria –
pseudomadales – moraxellaceae
Aerobic bacteria – chemoheteroph. ( survives from oxygen and proteins in
your blood stream)
Gram-negative
Rod shaped (bacillus – stapiylo)
What is Acinetobacter?
• Group of bacteria commonly found in the soil and water.
It is also found on the skin of healthy people (this is how
it transports). There are many species of this disease (all
cause human disease), but Acinetobacter Baumannii is
the most deadly and accounts for about 80% of
infections. It is resistant to almost all antibiotics and very
hard to get rid of.
Symptoms
• This disease causes multiple diseases ranging from
pneumonia to serious blood or wound infections.
• Persons who have a weakened immune system are at a
greater risk of getting this disease.
How do you get this disease?
• Healthy people are at very little risk of getting this
disease. People who have weakened immune systems,
chronic lung disease, or diabetes may be more
susceptible to the disease.
• Persons who are hospitalized for long periods of time
and on ventilator have the highest risk of catching the
disease.
• Acinetobacter is spread through person-to-person
contact, contact with contaminated surfaces, or exposure
to the environment.
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