acinetobacter
Noun
Meaning
acinetobacter (plural acinetobacters)
Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter.
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Gammaproteobacteria are the largest subgroup which includes Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Salmonella, and Serratia species.
OXA carbapenemases hydrolyse carbapenems very slowly in vitro, and the high MICs seen for some Acinetobacter hosts (>64 mg/L) may reflect secondary mechanisms.
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter Acinetobacter is a gram-negative bacteria that causes pneumonia or bloodstream infections in critically ill patients.
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter have become very resistant to antibiotics.