Control of an Intermittent Outbreak Caused by an Emerging Pandrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clone ST457 in a Tertiary Hospital

Control of an Intermittent Outbreak Caused by an Emerging Pandrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clone ST457 in a Tertiary Hospital

Abstract. Acinetobacter baumannii is a frequent cause of nosocomial infections. Here we report an intermittent outbreak caused by the emerging carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) clone ST457 and assess the effectiveness of patient screening for outbreak control. CRAB isolates were collected fro...

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Main Authors: Chuqiu Zhang, Tingting Xu, Yang Ji, Wenping Zheng, Jingsong Wu, Yuemei Lu, Huiping Li, Rongchang Chen, Chen Qiu, Kai Zhou, Yonghong Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2021-12-01
Series:Infectious Microbes & Diseases
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/IM9.0000000000000066

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