Emergence of colistin and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii (CCR-Acb) complex in a neurological intensive care unit followed by successful control of the outbreak

METAN G., Zarakolu P., OTLU B., Tekin I., Aytac H., BÖLEK E. Ç., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.13, sa.4, ss.564-570, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.09.013
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.564-570
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acinetobacter baumannii, Carbapenem resistance, Colistin resistance, Intensive care unit, FIELD GEL-ELECTROPHORESIS, MULTIPLEX PCR, INFECTIONS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Colistin and carbapenem-resistantAcinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex (CCR-Acb complex) was isolated from two consecutive patients in the neurological intensive care unit (NICU). An urgent reaction to this desperate situation was required.