Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones persist on hospital inanimate surfaces

Igor Vasconcelos Rocha; Danilo Elias Xavier; Karoline Rissele Henrique de Almeida; Sibele Ribeiro de Oliveira; Nilma Cintra Leal

doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2018.08.004

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones persist on hospital inanimate surfaces

Braz J Infect Dis. 2018 Sep-Oct;22(5):438-441. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2018.08.004. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

Authors

Igor Vasconcelos Rocha¹, Danilo Elias Xavier², Karoline Rissele Henrique de Almeida³, Sibele Ribeiro de Oliveira³, Nilma Cintra Leal²

Affiliations

¹ Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Recife, PE, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Recife, PE, Brazil.
³ Associação Caruaruense de Ensino Superior e Técnico (ASCES), Caruaru, PE, Brazil.

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most frequent Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens associated with hospital-acquired infection worldwide. We briefly describe A. baumannii isolates that were recovered from surrounding ICU bed surfaces, exhibiting multidrug resistance phenotype and belonging to some widely spread clonal complexes of clinical A. baumannii isolates.

Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Hospital environment; ICU surface.

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
Bacteria / drug effects
Bacteria / isolation & purification
Beds / microbiology*
Brazil
Cross Infection / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial* / genetics
Genes, Bacterial
Intensive Care Units*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Tertiary Care Centers