Open AccessClonal Spread of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among Different Cities of China
Author(s) -
Hua Zhou,
Qing Yang,
Yunsong Yu,
Zhenbo Wei,
Lanjuan Li
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00343-07
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , imipenem , outbreak , biology , china , microbiology and biotechnology , acinetobacter , virology , geography , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , genetics , archaeology , pseudomonas aeruginosa
A total of 342 imipenem-resistantAcinetobacter baumannii isolates (IRABs) were collected from 16 Chinese cities. Six predominant clones had spread widely, and four clones were detected in distant hospitals. The majority of the IRABs containbla OXA-23 , with ISAba1 upstream of the gene. These results suggested that clonal spread played an important role in the outbreak of IRABs in China.