Cunha B A, Klimek J J, Gracewski J, McLaughlin J C, Quintiliani R
Postgrad Med J. 1980 Mar;56(653):169-72. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.56.653.169.
Over a 30-day period, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. antiratus was the responsible pathogen for hospital-acquired pneumonia in 10 patients, and resulted in the colonization of the upper respiratory tract in an additional 9 patients. Wright respirometers contaminated by this organism were shown to be the common source for the outbreak as indicated by the recovery of a single serotype (8J), the inability to recover Acinetobacter from any other environmental source, and the demonstration that moisturized Wright respirometers are capable of "aerosolizing" fluids containing Acinetobacter.
在30天的时间里,醋酸钙不动杆菌反硝化亚种是10例医院获得性肺炎的致病病原体,并导致另外9例患者上呼吸道定植。被这种微生物污染的赖特呼吸计被证明是此次暴发的共同源头,这一点体现在单一血清型(8J)的检出、无法从任何其他环境来源检出不动杆菌,以及证明湿润的赖特呼吸计能够“雾化”含有不动杆菌的液体。