<it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The nosocomial infections surveillance system must be strongly effective especially in highly critic areas, such as Intensive Care Units (ICU). These areas are frequently an epidemiological epicentre for transmission of multi-resista...
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| author | Leonardis Francesca Testore Gian Bossa Maria Minelli Silvia Favaro Marco Fontana Carla Natoli Silvia Favalli Cartesio |
| author_facet | Leonardis Francesca Testore Gian Bossa Maria Minelli Silvia Favaro Marco Fontana Carla Natoli Silvia Favalli Cartesio |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The nosocomial infections surveillance system must be strongly effective especially in highly critic areas, such as Intensive Care Units (ICU). These areas are frequently an epidemiological epicentre for transmission of multi-resistant pathogens, like <it>Acinetobacter baumannii</it>. As an epidemic outbreak occurs it is very important to confirm or exclude the genetic relationship among the isolates in a short time. There are several molecular typing systems used with this aim. The Repetitive sequence-based PCR (REP-PCR) has been recognized as an effective method and it was recently adapted to an automated format known as the DiversiLab system.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In the present study we have evaluated the combination of a newly introduced software package for the control of hospital infection (VIGI@ct) with the DiversiLab system. In order to evaluate the reliability of the DiversiLab its results were also compared with those obtained using f-AFLP.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The combination of VIGI@ct and DiversiLab enabled an earlier identification of an <it>A. baumannii </it>epidemic cluster, through the confirmation of the genetic relationship among the isolates. This cluster regards 56 multi-drug-resistant <it>A. baumannii </it>isolates from several specimens collected from 13 different patients admitted to the ICU in a ten month period. The <it>A. baumannii </it>isolates were clonally related being their similarity included between 97 and 100%. The results of the DiversiLab were confirmed by f-AFLP analysis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The early identification of the outbreak has led to the prompt application of operative procedures and precautions to avoid the spread of pathogen. To date, 6 months after the last <it>A. baumannii </it>isolate, no other related case has been identified.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17897e57b533489a947e45093b505f952022-12-21T22:02:37ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342008-06-01817910.1186/1471-2334-8-79<it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolatesLeonardis FrancescaTestore GianBossa MariaMinelli SilviaFavaro MarcoFontana CarlaNatoli SilviaFavalli Cartesio<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The nosocomial infections surveillance system must be strongly effective especially in highly critic areas, such as Intensive Care Units (ICU). These areas are frequently an epidemiological epicentre for transmission of multi-resistant pathogens, like <it>Acinetobacter baumannii</it>. As an epidemic outbreak occurs it is very important to confirm or exclude the genetic relationship among the isolates in a short time. There are several molecular typing systems used with this aim. The Repetitive sequence-based PCR (REP-PCR) has been recognized as an effective method and it was recently adapted to an automated format known as the DiversiLab system.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In the present study we have evaluated the combination of a newly introduced software package for the control of hospital infection (VIGI@ct) with the DiversiLab system. In order to evaluate the reliability of the DiversiLab its results were also compared with those obtained using f-AFLP.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The combination of VIGI@ct and DiversiLab enabled an earlier identification of an <it>A. baumannii </it>epidemic cluster, through the confirmation of the genetic relationship among the isolates. This cluster regards 56 multi-drug-resistant <it>A. baumannii </it>isolates from several specimens collected from 13 different patients admitted to the ICU in a ten month period. The <it>A. baumannii </it>isolates were clonally related being their similarity included between 97 and 100%. The results of the DiversiLab were confirmed by f-AFLP analysis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The early identification of the outbreak has led to the prompt application of operative procedures and precautions to avoid the spread of pathogen. To date, 6 months after the last <it>A. baumannii </it>isolate, no other related case has been identified.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/79 |
| spellingShingle | Leonardis Francesca Testore Gian Bossa Maria Minelli Silvia Favaro Marco Fontana Carla Natoli Silvia Favalli Cartesio <it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates BMC Infectious Diseases |
| title | <it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates |
| title_full | <it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates |
| title_fullStr | <it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates |
| title_full_unstemmed | <it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates |
| title_short | <it>Acinetobacter baumannii </it>in intensive care unit: A novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates |
| title_sort | it acinetobacter baumannii it in intensive care unit a novel system to study clonal relationship among the isolates |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/79 |
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