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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Acinetobacter radioresistens''}}

==Background==
*Afermentative [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::coccobacillus]] in the genus [[Genus::Acinetobacter]]
*Ubiquitous in the environment
*Rare causes of infections in humans
*May have OXA-type carbapenemases

==Management==
* May be susceptible to [[ampicillin-sulbactam]], [[cefepime]], [[ceftazidime]], [[ceftriaxone]], [[gentamicin]], [[levofloxacin]], [[meropenem]], [[piperacillin-tazobactam]], [[tobramycin]], and [[trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole]]

[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]