High frequency of Acinetobacter soli among Acinetobacter isolates causing bacteremia at a tertiary hospital in Japan

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Mar;52(3):911-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03009-13. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is generally the most frequently isolated Acinetobacter species. Sequence analysis techniques allow reliable identification of Acinetobacter isolates at the species level. Forty-eight clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. were obtained from blood cultures at Tohoku University Hospital. These isolates were identified at the species level by partial sequencing of the RNA polymerase β-subunit (rpoB), 16S rRNA, and gyrB genes. Then further characterization was done by using the PCR for detection of OXA-type β-lactamase gene clusters, metallo-β-lactamases, and carO genes. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing were also performed. The most frequent isolate was Acinetobacter soli (27.1%). Six of the 13 A. soli isolates were carbapenem nonsusceptible, and all of these isolates produced IMP-1. PFGE revealed that the 13 A. soli isolates were divided into 8 clusters. This study demonstrated that A. soli accounted for a high proportion of Acinetobacter isolates causing bacteremia at a Japanese tertiary hospital. Non-A. baumannii species were identified more frequently than A. baumannii and carbapenem-nonsusceptible isolates were found among the non-A. baumannii strains. These results emphasize the importance of performing epidemiological investigations of Acinetobacter species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / classification
  • Acinetobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • DNA Gyrase / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / genetics
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevalence
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
  • RNA polymerase beta subunit
  • beta-Lactamases
  • DNA Gyrase