TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pseudomonads and Acinetobacter A1 - Carroll, Karen C. A1 - Hobden, Jeffery A. A1 - Miller, Steve A1 - Morse, Stephen A. A1 - Mietzner, Timothy A. A1 - Detrick, Barbara A1 - Mitchell, Thomas G. A1 - McKerrow, James H. A1 - Sakanari, Judy A. PY - 2019 T2 - Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology, 27e AB - The pseudomonads and Acinetobacter species are widely distributed in soil and water. Pseudomonas aeruginosa sometimes colonizes humans and is the major human pathogen of the pseudomonads. P aeruginosa is invasive and toxigenic, produces infections in patients with abnormal host defenses, and is an important nosocomial pathogen. Of the Acinetobacter species, Acinetobacter baumannii is responsible for most human infections. It is a significant nosocomial pathogen, especially in critical or intensive care units, and is frequently resistant to multiple antibiotics. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114734087 ER -