Abstract
To identify epidemic Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) clones, 38 carbapenem-resistant AB isolates from 5 hospitals were analyzed. Macrorestriction classified 24 isolates as clone IV, susceptibility pattern clustering analysis grouped almost all of them together, and they were uniformly biotype 8. Clone IV was present at all 5 hospitals, so that it represents a carbapenem-resistant AB strain with epidemic behavior.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy
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Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Argentina / epidemiology
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Carbapenems / pharmacology*
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Drug Resistance, Microbial*
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Female
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Hospitals
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Humans
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Intensive Care Units
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Urban Population
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Carbapenems