A single clone Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in a state hospital in Turkey

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ÇOPUR ÇİÇEK A., KARAGÖZ A., Koksal E., ERTÜRK A., ÖZGÜMÜŞ O. B., Koksal Z. S., ...Daha Fazla

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, cilt.66, sa.3, ss.245-248, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7883/yoken.66.245
  • Dergi Adı: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.245-248
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important pathogen in hospitalized patients, particularly those in the intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 21 A. baumannii (6 from 5 patients and 15 from environmental samples) were isolated in the ICU and the isolation room of a state hospital in June 2011. The possible source of the outbreak was investigated. A. baumannii isolates were identified using conventional biochemical tests, BBL Crystal Identification Systems, OXA-51 specific PCR, and 16S rDNA sequencing. All the isolates were multidrug-resistant, showing resistance to cephalosporins, carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and the aminoglycoside group of antibiotics. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis suggested that all A. baumannii isolates were derived from a common source.