Wednesday, 28 November 2018

PRO/EDR> Acinetobacter - USA (02): (NJ) fatal, neonatal ICU

Acinetobacter baumannii -- United States
New Jersey officials say 2 premature infants with a bacterial infection have died. The Health Department is investigating the [_Acinetobacter] baumannii_ outbreak at University Hospital in Newark and said Tuesday [27 Nov 2018] that the infants had confirmed cases of the bacteria. They died last week and were not identified.
A 3rd infant with the bacteria was previously reported to have died.
The department says the 2 infants contracted the infection 6 weeks ago but had other medical

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6170088&promed&0

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