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==Clinical significance==
 
==Clinical significance==
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''Acinetobacter'' causes a variety of [[disease|diseases]], ranging from nosocomial (hospital-aquired) [[pneumonia]] to serious wound infections.  Symptoms of a wound infection include redness and/or heat at the site, fever, chills, purulent or odd-colored drainage, and pain.  Although not prevolent in the general population, ''Acinetobacter'' can cause severe, life-threatening illness in immunocompromised patients.<ref>Ulrike Gerisher (2008). [http://www.horizonpress.com/acineto ''Acinetobacter Molecular Biology'']</ref>
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''Acinetobacter'' cause a variety of [[disease|diseases]], ranging from nosocomial (hospital-aquired) [[pneumonia]] to serious wound infections.  Symptoms of a wound infection include redness and/or heat at the site, fever, chills, purulent or odd-colored drainage, and pain.  Although not prevalent in the general population, ''Acinetobacter'' can cause severe, life-threatening illness in immunocompromised patients.<ref>Ulrike Gerisher (2008). [http://www.horizonpress.com/acineto ''Acinetobacter Molecular Biology'']</ref>
    
==References==
 
==References==
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