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Volume 5 Supplement 6

International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC 2011)

Is multi-drugs resistant Acinetobacter baumannii epidemic spread related to reduced susceptibility to biocides?

BMC Proceedings volume 5, Article number: P300 (2011) Cite this article

Introduction / objectives

Aim of this study was to assess the role of active extrusion in mediating decreased susceptibility to biocides in the persistance and spread of multi-drugs resistant of A. baumannii strains isolated in intensive care units of a tertiary-care teaching hospital.

Methods

67 clinical and 24 environmental strains isolated from 2007 to 2010 were genotyped by PFGE, MLST and REP-PCR. Multiplex PCRs were performed for identification of the ompA, csuE and blaOXA-51like sequence type groups. The antimicrobial susceptibility was determined and the presence of carbapenemase-encoding genes was analysed by characterization of the blaOXA genes. Chlorine susceptibility was analysed according to BS EN 1040:1997

Results

The cross-analysis of genotyping methods allowed to group strains into 4 clones, only the clone A belonging to the Group 1 corrisponding to European II clonal complex and the clone B belonging to Group 2 clonal complex European I. Since 2008, a new variant of clone A has emerged as the predominant clinical and environmental strain, resulting positive for the presence of the carbapenemase OXA-58 plasmid-mediated and showing reduced chlorine susceptibility in vitro

Conclusion

Multi-antibiotic resistance may not be the only strategy applied by A. baumannii to spread and persist in healthcare setting, but also the increased resistance to biocides

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  1. Dep. Experimental Pathology, MBIE, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    B Casini, MG Minacori, A Buzzigoli, P Valentini, P Morici & G Privitera

  2. U.O. Igiene ed Epidemiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy

    B Casini, P Valentini & G Privitera

  3. U.O. Microbiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy

    S Barnini

  4. U.O. Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy

    C Tascini & F Menichetti

  5. Dep. Molecular Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    GM Rossolini

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Casini, B., Minacori, M., Buzzigoli, A. et al. Is multi-drugs resistant Acinetobacter baumannii epidemic spread related to reduced susceptibility to biocides?. BMC Proc 5 (Suppl 6), P300 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-S6-P300

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Keywords

  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility
  • Healthcare Setting
  • Acinetobacter Baumannii
  • Clonal Complex
  • Epidemic Spread

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