Kyle Petersen, an infectious disease specialist at National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Md.

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Locker, 25, was flown to an army base in Landstuhl, Germany, and then to NNMC in Bethesda.

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At NNMC, an added step has been taken by making sure infected and contaminated patients are kept in clusters of rooms separate from those who don't test positive for Acinetobacter.

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