OBJECTIVE: To study the epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumanii during a period of increased seasonal prevalence. DESIGN: Descriptive molecular and clinical epidemiologic study of A baumanii isolates from 1990 through 1992. SETTING: A 770-bed urban, acute, tertiary-care university hospital. RESULTS: During 1990 through 1992, the rate of A baumanii isolations was 30.4 per 1,000 culture isolations during the summer, compared to 12.6 per 1,000 culture isolations during the fall, winter, and spring (P < .000001). There were 320 isolates identified among 260 patients during this time. Eighty-one patients with isolates available were identified for evaluation; they ranged in age from 2 months to 95 years. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing showed that 59 (83%) of 71 typed isolates had distinct PFGE patterns. There were three small clusters of isolates with the same PFGE patterns, suggesting cross-transmission in those instances. CONCLUSIONS: A seasonally increased prevalence of A baumanii largely associated with device-related nosocomial infections in severely ill patients was noted over a 3-year period. Although there were isolated instances of cross-transmission, most isolates had distinct PFGE patterns. Clonal dissemination of a single strain was not responsible for the seasonal increased prevalence of A baumanii. PFGE typing was useful in directing control efforts.
OBJECTIVE: To study the epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumanii during a period of increased seasonal prevalence. DESIGN: Descriptive molecular and clinical epidemiologic study of A baumanii isolates from 1990 through 1992. SETTING: A 770-bed urban, acute, tertiary-care university hospital. RESULTS: During 1990 through 1992, the rate of A baumanii isolations was 30.4 per 1,000 culture isolations during the summer, compared to 12.6 per 1,000 culture isolations during the fall, winter, and spring (P < .000001). There were 320 isolates identified among 260 patients during this time. Eighty-one patients with isolates available were identified for evaluation; they ranged in age from 2 months to 95 years. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing showed that 59 (83%) of 71 typed isolates had distinct PFGE patterns. There were three small clusters of isolates with the same PFGE patterns, suggesting cross-transmission in those instances. CONCLUSIONS: A seasonally increased prevalence of A baumanii largely associated with device-related nosocomial infections in severely ill patients was noted over a 3-year period. Although there were isolated instances of cross-transmission, most isolates had distinct PFGE patterns. Clonal dissemination of a single strain was not responsible for the seasonal increased prevalence of A baumanii. PFGE typing was useful in directing control efforts.
Authors: Tara N Palmore; Angela V Michelin; Maryann Bordner; Robin T Odom; Frida Stock; Ninet Sinaii; Daniel P Fedorko; Patrick R Murray; David K Henderson Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Date: 2011-10-26 Impact factor: 3.254
Authors: Silvia Maria Caldeira; Antonio Ribeiro da Cunha; Renata Tamie Akazawa; Rayana Gonçalves Moreira; Lenice do Rosário de Souza; Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza Journal: Rev Saude Publica Date: 2015-03-31 Impact factor: 2.106