title: A single clone Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in a state hospital in Turkey.
abstract: Acinetobacter baumannii is an important pathogen in hospitalized patients, particularly those in the intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 21 A. baumannii (6 from 5 patients and 15 from environmental samples) were isolated in the ICU and the isolation room of a state hospital in June 2011. The possible source of the outbreak was investigated. A. baumannii isolates were identified using conventional biochemical tests, BBL Crystal Identification Systems, OXA-51 specific PCR, and 16S rDNA sequencing. All the isolates were multidrug-resistant, showing resistance to cephalosporins, carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and the aminoglycoside group of antibiotics. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis suggested that all A. baumannii isolates were derived from a common source.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Faculty of Medicine, Rize, Turkey. draysegulcicek@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aysegul Copur
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cicek
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karagoz
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koksal
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erturk
authors.forename: Osman Birol
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Ozgumus
authors.forename: Zeynep Senturk
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Koksal
authors.forename: Riza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durmaz
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058889:Molecular Typing; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology