Abstract
We characterized two epidemiologically similar Acinetobacter baumannii clusters from two separate intensive care units (ICU) using core genome multilocus sequence typing. Clonal spread was confirmed in ICU-1 (12 of 14 isolates shared genotypes); in ICU-2, all genotypes (13 isolates) were diverse, thus excluding transmissions and enabling adequate infection control measures.
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MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
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Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / classification*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
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Cluster Analysis
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Genome, Bacterial*
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Humans
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Intensive Care Units
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Molecular Epidemiology / methods*
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Multilocus Sequence Typing / methods*
Grants and funding
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.