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How Does Achromobacter Spread?

How easy does achromobater- spread....and how dangerous is it. A friend of mines husband has it around his trach tube and she was told not to pend over his face and wears a gown and mask...she is constantly in the room with him as he is weaned off the respirator and her health isn't the best. Is it transmittted thru air..contact...what?

Thu, 24 Sep 2015
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Hi Achromobacter is known to cause infections in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent persons and it has high mortality also that is death in people suffering from its infections is high. Now since its present around his tracheal tube, dissemination in form of droplets or droplet nuclei can be there which are aerosols containing the organism (Achromobacter in this case) released in the surroundings by the patient while coughing, talking etc. these droplet nuclei can be inhaled by another person in the same room that is why your friend is given a mask and gown to prevent spread by air and contact.
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How Does Achromobacter Spread?

Hi Achromobacter is known to cause infections in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent persons and it has high mortality also that is death in people suffering from its infections is high. Now since its present around his tracheal tube, dissemination in form of droplets or droplet nuclei can be there which are aerosols containing the organism (Achromobacter in this case) released in the surroundings by the patient while coughing, talking etc. these droplet nuclei can be inhaled by another person in the same room that is why your friend is given a mask and gown to prevent spread by air and contact.