| an outbreak of acinetobacter infection associated with the use of a ventilator spirometer. | although respiratory therapy equipment is a well-known source of nosocomial infection, ventilator spirometers have not been previously implicated. we report 17 acinetobacter calcoaceticus variety anitratus infections traced to contaminated spirometers. isolates from infected patients were recovered from urine, sputum, wounds, and blood. a review of attack rates for acinetobacter was prompted by a dramatic increase in blood culture isolates. prospective surveillance of intensive care environment, ... | 1980 | 10315086 |