TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of a novel international clonal complex (CC32) of Acinetobacter baumannii with epidemic potential
AU - Da Silva, G. J.
AU - Van Der Reijden, T.
AU - Domingues, S.
AU - Mendonça, N.
AU - Petersen, K.
AU - Dijkshoorn, L.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Twelve non-replicate Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from five European hospitals, Kuwait, and the US military healthcare system collected between 1980 and 2005 revealed a new clone, CC32. These included representative isolates of outbreaks/cross-infections. Antimicrobial susceptibility and carbapenem-resistant genetic traits varied. The widespread occurrence, the association with an outbreak and the carbapenem resistance indicate that CC32 has epidemic potential.
AB - Twelve non-replicate Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from five European hospitals, Kuwait, and the US military healthcare system collected between 1980 and 2005 revealed a new clone, CC32. These included representative isolates of outbreaks/cross-infections. Antimicrobial susceptibility and carbapenem-resistant genetic traits varied. The widespread occurrence, the association with an outbreak and the carbapenem resistance indicate that CC32 has epidemic potential.
KW - Carbapenem resistance
KW - European clone IV
KW - multidrug resistance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901394657&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0950268813002288
DO - 10.1017/S0950268813002288
M3 - Article
C2 - 24074290
AN - SCOPUS:84901394657
SN - 0950-2688
VL - 142
SP - 1554
EP - 1558
JO - Epidemiology and Infection
JF - Epidemiology and Infection
IS - 7
ER -