Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter Found in ICU Air Samples, Suggesting Hospital Superbug Spread May Not Depend Only on Surfaces

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www.medicaldaily.comSeptember 21, 2026Submitted September 22, 2026

Researchers sampling the air inside an intensive care unit in China found carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, known as CRAB, in 13 of 88 air samples, and genetic sequencing linked some airborne...

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