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A single clone Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in a state hospital in Turkey.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Cicek Aysegul Copur, Karagoz Alper, Koksal Ersin, Erturk Ayse, Ozgumus Osman Birol, Koksal Zeynep Senturk, Durmaz Riza
Abstract excerpt
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important pathogen in hospitalized patients, particularly those in the intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 21 A. baumannii (6 from 5 patients and 15 from environmental samples) were isolated in the ICU and the isolation room of a state hospital in June 2011. The possible source of the outbreak was investigated. A. baumannii isolates were identified using conventional biochemical...
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