Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004
Dispatch
Acinetobacter baumannii in Human Body Louse
Table 2
Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii in body lice from diverse countries by using recA polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing
Country | Body lice tested | Detected A. baumannii (%) | Sequenced | recA type (no.) |
---|---|---|---|---|
France | 340 | 60 (18) | 20 | 1 (18), 2 (2) |
Burundi | 88 | 3 (3) | 3 | 1 (3) |
Rwanda | 45 | 26 (58) | 10 | 1 (8), 4 (2) |
Peru | 60 | 21 (35) | 10 | 1 (3), 3 (5), 4 (2) |
Algeria | 54 | 11 (20) | 4 | 4 (4) |
Portugal | 10 | 1 (10) | 1 | 1 (1) |
the Netherlands | 25 | 8 (32) | 2 | 1 (2) |
All tested | 622 | 130 (21) | 50 | 1 (35), 2 (2), 3 (5), 4 (8) |