baumannii" has also been identified as an ESKAPE pathogen ("Enterococcus faecium", "Staphylococcus aureus", "Klebsiella pneumoniae", "Acinetobacter baumannii", "Pseudomonas aeruginosa", and "Enterobacter" species), a group of pathogens with a high rate of antibiotic resistance that are responsible for the majority of nosocomial infections.Colloquially, "A. baumannii" is referred to as "Iraqibacter" due to its seemingly sudden emergence in military treatment facilities during the Iraq War.