Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii acquisition during an outbreak in a burns unit.

Background: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MR-AB) can cause outbreaks in a burns unit.

Aim: To study the incidence, risk factors and outcome of MR-AB colonization during an outbreak.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted from April to November 2014 in a burns unit in Paris.