Antibiotic-resistant CRAB Contaminates Entire ICU in Hangzhou
Of 35 positive patients, 14 acquired CRAB during their stay in the ICU. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) was brought into the ICU, in Hangzhou, on multiple occasions as patients were admitted, creating a large ‘reservoir’ of the bacteria which contaminated beds and equipment. Of 35 CRAB-positive patients in the study, 14 acquired CRAB during their…