Aim: This study aims to characterize clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii with an extensively drug-resistant phenotype. Methods: VITEK® 2, Etest® method and broth microdilution method for colistin were used. PCR analysis and multilocus sequence typing Pasteur scheme were performed to identify bla-OXA genes and genetic relatedness, respectively. Whole genome sequencing analysis was used to characterize three isolates. Results: All the isolates were susceptible only to polymyxins. blaOXA-23-like gene was the only acquired carbapenemase gene in the 88.2% of the isolates. Multilocus sequence typing identified various sequence types: ST2, ST19, ST195, ST577 and ST632. Two new sequence types, namely, ST1279 and ST1280, were detected by whole genome sequencing. Conclusion: This study showed that carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates causing infections in intensive care units almost exclusively produce OXA-23, underlining their frequent spread in Italy.

Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from intensive care units in Northern Italy: a genomic approach to characterize new sequence types.

Lorenzin Giovanni;Caccuri Francesca;Piccinelli Giorgio;GURRIERI, FRANCESCA;Caruso Arnaldo;De Francesco Maria Antonia
2019-01-01

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to characterize clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii with an extensively drug-resistant phenotype. Methods: VITEK® 2, Etest® method and broth microdilution method for colistin were used. PCR analysis and multilocus sequence typing Pasteur scheme were performed to identify bla-OXA genes and genetic relatedness, respectively. Whole genome sequencing analysis was used to characterize three isolates. Results: All the isolates were susceptible only to polymyxins. blaOXA-23-like gene was the only acquired carbapenemase gene in the 88.2% of the isolates. Multilocus sequence typing identified various sequence types: ST2, ST19, ST195, ST577 and ST632. Two new sequence types, namely, ST1279 and ST1280, were detected by whole genome sequencing. Conclusion: This study showed that carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates causing infections in intensive care units almost exclusively produce OXA-23, underlining their frequent spread in Italy.
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