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BMC Infect Dis ; 16: 194, 2016 May 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27146090

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii have been responsible for an increasing number of nosocomial infections including bacteremia and ventilator-associated pneumonia. In this study, we analyzed 38 isolates of A. baumannii obtained from two hospital outbreaks in Los Angeles County for the molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance determinants. METHODS: Pulsed field gel electrophoresis, tri-locus multiplex PCR and multi-locus sequence typing (Pasteur scheme) were used to examine clonal relationships of the outbreak isolates. Broth microdilution method was used to determine antimicrobial susceptibility of these isolates. PCR and subsequent DNA sequencing were employed to characterize antibiotic resistance genetic determinants. RESULTS: Trilocus multiplex PCR showed these isolates belong to Global Clones I and II, which were confirmed to ST1 and ST2, respectively, by multi-locus sequence typing. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis analysis identified two clonal clusters, one with 20 isolates (Global Clone I) and the other with nine (Global Clone II), which dominated the two outbreaks. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing using 14 antibiotics indicated that all isolates were resistant to antibiotics belonging to four or more categories of antimicrobial agents. In particular, over three fourth of 38 isolates were found to be resistant to both imipenem and meropenem. Additionally, all isolates were found to be resistant to piperacillin, four cephalosporin antibiotics, ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. Resistance phenotypes of these strains to fluoroquinolones were correlated with point mutations in gyrA and parC genes that render reduced affinity to target proteins. ISAba1 was detected immediately upstream of the bla OXA-23 gene present in those isolates that were found to be resistant to both carbapenems. Class 1 integron-associated resistance gene cassettes appear to contribute to resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics. CONCLUSION: The two outbreaks were found to be dominated by two clonal clusters of A. baumannii belonging to MLST ST1 and ST2. All isolates were resistant to antibiotics of at least four categories of antimicrobial agents, and their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles correlate well with genetic determinants. The results of this study will facilitate our understanding of the molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and mechanisms of resistance of A. baumannii obtained from Los Angeles hospitals.


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Acinetobacter Infections/epidemiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , California , Cross Infection/epidemiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , DNA Gyrase/genetics , DNA Topoisomerase IV , Disease Outbreaks , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/genetics , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Humans , Integrons , Intensive Care Units , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Multilocus Sequence Typing , beta-Lactamases/genetics
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 35(1): 89-91, 2014 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24334805

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This report details an outbreak investigation conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health of 3 cases of bacterial infection among patients receiving hemodialysis who were treated at the same dialysis center in 2011. Improper disinfection of reusable dialyzers was hypothesized as the source of transmission.


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Bacteremia/epidemiology , Candidemia/epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/epidemiology , Kidneys, Artificial/microbiology , Renal Dialysis/instrumentation , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia , Adult , Aged , Bacteremia/microbiology , Candidemia/microbiology , Equipment Reuse , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Humans , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Los Angeles/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects
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