| a multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in intensive care unit: antimicrobial and organizational strategies. | purpose: multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii (mrab) is an emerging cause of intensive care unit (icu) outbreaks. patients are the main reservoirs, inducing cross transmission. we describe an mrab outbreak that occurred in the prato hospital icu in june to august 2009. materials and methods: the icu consists of 2 separated 4-bed rooms (rooms a and b). the mrab-positive patients were included in our study. during the outbreak, infection control measures were enhanced; patients and environm ... | 2011 | 21439763 |