RESEARCH NOTE: Genotypic diversity and antibiotic susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a Bulgarian hospital

A set of 18 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, collected prospectively in a Bulgarian hospital during episodes of increased A. baumannii occurrence during 2000-2002, was investigated for genotypic diversity and antibiotic susceptibility. Four genotypes were identified by amplified fragment length pol...

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Published inClinical microbiology and infection Vol. 12; no. 11; pp. 1135 - 1137
Main Authors Dobrewski, R, Savov, E, Bernards, A T, van den Barselaar, M, Nordmann, P, van den Broek, PJ, Dijkshoorn, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.11.2006
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Summary:A set of 18 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, collected prospectively in a Bulgarian hospital during episodes of increased A. baumannii occurrence during 2000-2002, was investigated for genotypic diversity and antibiotic susceptibility. Four genotypes were identified by amplified fragment length polymorphism genomic fingerprinting, one of which (type 1) accounted for 13 isolates, indicating that a specific strain was predominant. The single isolate allocated to type 2 was identified to European clone I. All isolates were resistant to multiple antibiotics, but most retained susceptibility to tobramycin and colistin, and all except one were susceptible to imipenem.
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ISSN:1198-743X
1469-0691
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01530.x