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Acinetobacter
Laboratory:
- Acinetobacter identified by culture
- cytochrome oxidase -; penicillin sensitivity -; motility -; MacConkey +
Management:
- carbapenem
- alternative agents
a) cephalosporin plus aminoglycoside
b) ampicillin sulbactam
c) colistin
d) minocycline
Specific
Acinetobacter anitratus
Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter lwoffi
carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter
General
Neisseriaceae
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018