Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Regional Clinical Hospital, Perm, Russia
A total of 13 Acinetobacter bauma
ii-13TU isolates obtained from patients of the Perm regional clinical hospital during the period of 1 year, were genotyped in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with universal primers. Acinetobacter cultures could not be distinguished by phenotypic tests and antibiogram and were resistant to â-lactams and gentamicin. According to the results of amplification the obtained isolates could be subdivided into two groups (with 6 and 7 respectively). The detection of “epidemic” strains, including those capable of prolonged (for more than 5 months) persistence in hospital environment, may be indicative of the growing role of Acinetobacter as the causative agent in nosocomial infection.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 6, P. 26—30