Volume 11, Number 1—January 2005
Research
Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Aharon Abbo*, Shiri Navon-Venezia*, Orly Hammer-Muntz*, Tami Krichali*, Yardena Siegman-Igra*, and Yehuda Carmeli*
Table 1
Characteristics of 51 strains available for PFGE typing, 2001*
| Clone | No. of isolates | No. of wards | Months | Carbapenem resistance | Sulbactam resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 22 | 14 | January–June | 16 | 1 |
| B | 10 | 8 | February–July | 1 | |
| C | 4 | 4 | January–June | 1 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 2 | January, June | ||
| E | 2 | 1 | January | ||
| F | 3 | 3 | March, April | ||
| I | 5 | 4 | February–April | 2 | |
| Lone† | 1 | 1 | January | ||
| Lone† | 1 | 1 | January | ||
| Lone† | 1 | 1 | April |
*PFGE, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
†Lone, unique clone; each had a different ward of isolation.
Page created: April 14, 2011
Page updated: April 14, 2011
Page reviewed: April 14, 2011
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.