Acinetobacter baumannii

Test Code: 202898

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Clinical Utility

This assay is only available as part of a panel and cannot be ordered individually.

Acinetobacter baumannii is an aerobic gram-negative, opportunistic bacterium commonly isolated from the hospital environment. It infects patients hospitalized with injuries and surgical site wounds. A. baumannii has always been a multidrug-resistant organism inherently resistant to multiple antibiotics.