title: Correlation of typing methods for Acinetobacter isolates from hospital outbreaks.
abstract: Four methods, namely, biotyping, cell envelope protein electrophoresis, ribotyping, and comparison of antibiograms, were used for strain identification of Acinetobacter isolates from five outbreaks in hospitals. There was good agreement among the methods for the identification of an index strain, but biotyping and the comparison of antibiograms were the least discriminatory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dijkshoorn
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Aucken
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gerner-Smidt
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ursing
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pitt
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D003428:Cross Infection; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal