TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii from intensive care units and home care patients in Palermo, Italy.
AU - Cala', Cinzia
AU - Fasciana, Teresa Maria Assunta
AU - Mammina, Caterina
AU - Bonura, Celestino
AU - Giammanco, Anna
AU - Cataldo, null
AU - Palma, null
AU - Labisi, null
AU - Benedetto, A. Di
AU - Caputo, null
AU - Sodano, Concetta
AU - Labisi, null
AU - Aleo, Aurora
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this study 45 isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii identified from patients in intensive care units of three different hospitals and from in home care patients in Palermo, Italy, during a 3-month period in 2010, were characterized. All isolates were resistant to at least three classes of antibiotics, but susceptible to colistin and tygecycline. Forty isolates were non-susceptible to carbapenems. Eighteen and two isolates, respectively, carried the bla(OXA-23-like) and the bla(OXA-58-like) genes. One strain carried the VIM-4 gene. Six major rep-PCR subtype clusters were defined, including isolates from different hospitals or home care patients. The sequence type/pulsed field gel electrophoresis group ST2/A included 33 isolates, and ST78/B the remaining 12. ST2 clone proved to be predominant, but a frequent involvement of the ST78 clone was evident.
AB - In this study 45 isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii identified from patients in intensive care units of three different hospitals and from in home care patients in Palermo, Italy, during a 3-month period in 2010, were characterized. All isolates were resistant to at least three classes of antibiotics, but susceptible to colistin and tygecycline. Forty isolates were non-susceptible to carbapenems. Eighteen and two isolates, respectively, carried the bla(OXA-23-like) and the bla(OXA-58-like) genes. One strain carried the VIM-4 gene. Six major rep-PCR subtype clusters were defined, including isolates from different hospitals or home care patients. The sequence type/pulsed field gel electrophoresis group ST2/A included 33 isolates, and ST78/B the remaining 12. ST2 clone proved to be predominant, but a frequent involvement of the ST78 clone was evident.
KW - Acinetobacter baumannii
KW - home care patients
KW - intensive care units
KW - Acinetobacter baumannii
KW - home care patients
KW - intensive care units
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/64903
M3 - Article
VL - 17
SP - 12
EP - 15
JO - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
JF - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
SN - 1198-743X
ER -