Persistence of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) International Clone II (ST2/IC2) sub-lineage involved with outbreaks in two Brazilian clinical settings

Persistence of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) International Clone II (ST2/IC2) sub-lineage involved with outbreaks in two Brazilian clinical settings

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II (IC2) is a widespread pandemic clone, however, it is rarely described in South America. The present study reported an outbreak caused by XDR IC2 strains in a clinical setting in Rio de Janeiro in 2022. Methods: Molecular epidemiology analysi...

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Main Authors: Érica Lourenço Fonseca, Sérgio Mascarenhas Morgado, Fernanda Freitas, Priscila P.C. Oliveira, Priscila M. Monteiro, Lorena S. Lima, Bianca P. Santos, Maria Aparecida R. Sousa, Adriana O. Assunção, Luís Affonso Mascarenhas, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
International clone
CRAB
Extensively drug resistance
ArmA
OXA-23
Tigecycline resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123002794

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