Community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia in adult patients in Taiwan
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
4
Pages
1526-1529
Date Issued
2002
Author(s)
Abstract
We determined the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia in 19 adult patients. We found that malignancy was the most frequent underlying disease. The overall mortality rate was 58%. All 14 available isolates were identified as genomic species 2 (A. baumannii) by 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing and were found to be genetically distinct by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
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Other Subjects
bacterial DNA; DNA 16S; Acinetobacter baumannii; adult; aged; article; bacterium identification; bacterium isolate; clinical article; clinical examination; community; DNA sequence; female; Gram negative sepsis; human; infectious complication; male; malignant neoplastic disease; minimum inhibitory concentration; mortality; nonhuman; priority journal; pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Taiwan; Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter Infections; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bacteremia; Community-Acquired Infections; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Taiwan; Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter baumannii; Bacteria (microorganisms); Negibacteria
Type
journal article