Marchaim D, Levit D, Zigron R, Gordon M, Lazarovitch T, Carrico JA, Chalifa-Caspi V, Moran-Gilad J. Clinical and molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections in an endemic setting.
Future Microbiol 2017;
12:271-283. [PMID:
28287300 DOI:
10.2217/fmb-2016-0158]
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Abstract
AIM
The transmission dynamics of Acinetobacter baumannii in endemic settings, and the relation between microbial properties and patients' clinical outcomes, are yet obscure and hampered by insufficient metadata.
METHODS & RESULTS
Of 20 consecutive patients with A. baumannii bloodstream infection that were thoroughly analyzed at a single center, at least one transmission opportunity was evident for 85% of patients. This implies that patient-to-patient transmission is the major mode of A. baumannii acquisitions in health facilities. Moreover, all patients who died immediately (<24 h of admission) were infected with a single clone (ST457; relative risk = 1.6; p = 0.05).
CONCLUSION
This preliminary analysis should prompt further investigation by mapping genomic virulence determinants among A. baumannii ST457 lineage compared with other strains.
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