Investigation of a possible outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Odense, Denmark using PFGE, MLST and whole-genome-based SNPs | Zendy

Anette M. Hammerum | Zendy; Frank Hansen | Zendy; Marianne Nielsine Skov | Zendy; Marc Stegger | Zendy; Paal Skytt Andersen | Zendy; Anette Holm | Zendy; Lotte Jakobsen | Zendy; Ulrik Stenz Justesen | Zendy

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Investigation of a possible outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Odense, Denmark using PFGE, MLST and whole-genome-based SNPs

Author(s) -

Anette M. Hammerum,

Frank Hansen,

Marianne Nielsine Skov,

Marc Stegger,

Paal Skytt Andersen,

Anette Holm,

Lotte Jakobsen,

Ulrik Stenz Justesen

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv072

Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , acinetobacter baumannii , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , carbapenem , gene , genotype , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , antibiotics

The objectives were to study a possible outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii by comparing three different typing methods (PFGE, MLST and whole-genome SNPs) and to compare the resistance gene profiles of the isolates.

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