Room Humidifiers as the Source of Acinetobacter Infections

Philip W. Smith; R. Michael Massanari

doi:10.1001/jama.1977.03270350055024

Room Humidifiers as the Source of Acinetobacter Infections

Philip W. Smith, R. Michael Massanari

Infectious Diseases

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Twenty-four patients contracted systemic infections with Acinetobacter calcoaceticus during a four-month period. Unheated room humidifiers at the patients' bedsides were implicated as the source of infection in six. The out-break was terminated with the removal of the humidifiers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	795-797
Number of pages	3
Journal	JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume	237
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1977.03270350055024
State	Published - Feb 21 1977

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