Acinetobacter was first discovered by M.W. Beijerirck. What year was Acinetobacter discovered?
What is 1911
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What is the morphology of Acinetobacter?
What is coccobacilli
100
What are the environmental habitats of Acinetobacter?
What is water and soil
100
The control of multidrug resistant pathogens, such as Acinetobacter, relies heavily upon preventative measures. Name one method of prevention.
What is compliance with hand hygiene and washing.
100
What is the strain of Acinetobacter that is apart of the human body's norma flora?
What is Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
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In 1954, the genus Acinetobacter was created by whom?
Who is J. Brisou and A.R. Prevot
200
What is the colony color and size of Acinetobacter on an Agar Plate
What is non-pigmented and 1 to 2 mm
200
What anatomical sites does Acinetobacter colonize in the human host?
What are organ systems that have a high fluid content, such as, the respiratory tract, urinary tract, peritoneal fluid, and CSF
200
Acinetobacter is treated with what common antibiotics?
What is Meropenem, Colistin, and Polymyxin B
200
The name, Acinetobacter, come from what Latin word and why?
What is motionless and because Acinetobacter lacks flagella
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In 1911, Acinetobacter was originally named?
What is Micrococcus calcoaleticus
300
What is the Gram Stain of Acinetobacter?
What is Gram-negative
300
Name the 3 most common populations at risk for Acinetobacter?
What is:
1. Hospitalized patients treated in ICUs
2. Immuno-comprised patients on ventilators or with catheter devices
3. Patients with open wounds
300
Acinetobacter is resistant to many antibiotics. Name one antibiotic Acinetobacter is resistant to
What is Carbencillin.
300
What is the common name of Acinetobacter Blood Stream Infection?
What is Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii
400
In what year did the Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Moraxella and Allied Bacteria propose that the genus Acinetobacter should include only the oxidase-negative strains?
What is 1971
400
What is the oxygen use of Acinetobacter?
What is obligate aerobe
400
What are the 2 main diseases caused by Acinetobacter?
What is Pneumonia and Blood-stream infections
400
This is a commonly used treatment for soldier's with open and infected Acinetobacter wounds.
What is 5% sulfamylon solution
400
A new experimental method for treating Acinetobacter includes non-toxic photosensitizers and visible light. What is this known as?
What is photodynamic therapy
500
In 1991, he grouped these genera: Moraxella, Acinetobacter, and Psychrobacter genera together in a new family, the Moraxellaceae.
What is J. De Ley
500
Acinetobacter would be considered what after completing a SIM test in the laboratory?
What is non-motile
500
How is Acinetobacter diagnosed?
What is a clincial culture of blood, sputum, urine, wound, sterile body fluid
500
Due to the multiresistance of Acinetobacter, clinicians during war have found it difficult to treat infected Acinetobacter wounds. This method is used to treat soldiers affected with Acinetobacter.
What is amputation.
500
In 2004, approximately how many severe Acinetobacter infections affected U.S. Servicemen and women?