Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004
Dispatch
Acinetobacter baumannii in Human Body Louse
Bernard La Scola*
and Didier Raoult*
and Didier Raoult*
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) |
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