Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii International Clone II Lineage in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter spp. have been globally disseminated in association with the successful clonal lineage Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II (IC II). Because the prevalence of MDR Acinetobacter spp. in Japan remains very low, we characterized all Acinetobacter spp. (n = 866) from 76 hospitals between October 2012 and March 2013 to describe the entire molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter spp. The most prevalent species was A. baumannii (n = 645; 74.5%), with A. baumannii IC II (n = 245) accounting for 28.3% of the total. Meropenem-resistant isolates accounted for 2.0% (n = 17) and carried ISAba1-bla_OXA-23-like (n = 10), bla_IMP (n

SUBMITTER: Matsui M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786803 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature