Epidemiological and genomic analysis of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> strains from retailed raw meat.

ABSTRACT: Acinetobacter baumannii causes hospital-acquired infections in human patients with compromised immune system. Strains associated to nosocomial infections are often resistant to carbapenems and belong to few international clones (IC1-11). A. baumannii strains have been found in extra-hospital sources including food products. While molecular epidemiology of A. baumannii is well described in hospital settings, extra-hospital settings remain poorly investigated. In the frame of two screening campaigns for the presence of Gram-negative bacteria in retailed raw meat, we collected 70 A. baumannii isolates. To investigate if there was a genetic link between food isolates and those causing infections in humans, a core-genome pyMLST analysis was conducted in

SUBMITTER: Hamze L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742621 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature