| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3346890 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2015 | 4 Pages |
•We observed a distinct epidemiology of Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream infections within the Brazilian territory.•In contrast to other geographic regions, bloodstream infections were more frequently caused by A. pittii than A. baumannii in the Brazilian Northern region.•OXA-23–producing A. baumannii were mainly grouped under CC79 and CC15, which were spread out within Brazilian territory.•We also observed an interhospital dissemination of OXA-72–producing A. baumannii in Brazil.
We evaluated the epidemiology of Acinetobacter spp. recovered from patients diagnosed with bloodstream infections in 9 tertiary hospitals located in all Brazilian geographic regions between April and August 2014. Although OXA-23–producing Acinetobacter baumannii clones were disseminated in most hospitals, it was observed for the first time the spread of OXA-72 among clonally related A. baumannii isolated from distinct hospitals. Interestingly, Acinetobacter pittii was the most frequent species found in a Northern region hospital. Contrasting with the multisusceptible profile displayed by A. pittii isolates, the tetracyclines and polymyxins were the only antimicrobials active against all A. baumannii isolates.
