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Have Taken Treatment For Super Bug Acinetobacter Baumannii. Chances Of Recurrence?
once you have had the super bug acinetobacter baumannii and been treated. will you have outbreaks of it for the rest of your life?
Wed, 13 Jun 2012
Hi..dear kimkrb..,
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII....strictly aerobic...,
nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli...,
It is commonly seen in Immunocompromised patient...,
Like influenza....getting reinfection is depend upon...,
the immune status of the individual..ok..,
goodluck..,
Thanks for choosing HCM..,
ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII....strictly aerobic...,
nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli...,
It is commonly seen in Immunocompromised patient...,
Like influenza....getting reinfection is depend upon...,
the immune status of the individual..ok..,
goodluck..,
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