OBJECTIVES Acinetobacter genuses of bacteria have become a challenge for every hospital with regards to its treatment and cost of therapy due to its penchant to acquire resistance. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the prescribing pattern of antibiotics in Acinetobacter infection. METHODS A cross sectional, observational, retrospective study was carried out, over a period of 6 months in a tertiary care hospital.  The data collected was analysed to understand the pattern with respect to patient demographics, prescription patterns, co-morbidities as risk factors to infection, and resistance patterns. RESULTS The study results showed that male patients had greater risk for A. baumannii infections with an age group of 41-60 years. The length of stay of a patient of A