Straight Dope on Acinetobacter please

Acinetobacter is a huge problem for a unit. once one patient in critical care has it, nearly every other patient does. Once the patient is discharged, we have to dispose of every consumable item in the room - syringes, etc all get sent to third world countries as acinetobacter live on for a long time and infect the room.

Huge problem, especially in our VAD patients!