Cicek, Aysegul CopurKaragoz, AlperKoksal, ErsinErturk, AyseOzgumus, Osman BirolKoksal, Zeynep SenturkDurmaz, Riza2020-06-252020-06-252013Cicek, A. C., Karagoz, A., Koksal, E., Erturk, A., Ozgumus, O. B., Koksal, Z. S., & Durmaz, R. (2013). A single clone Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in a state hospital in Turkey. Japanese journal of infectious diseases, 66(3), 245–248.1344-63041884-2836https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.66.245https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/5539ERTURK, AYSE/0000-0001-6413-9165Acinetobacter baumannii is an important pathogen in hospitalized patients, particularly those in the intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 21 A. baumannii (6 from 5 patients and 15 from environmental samples) were isolated in the ICU and the isolation room of a state hospital in June 2011. The possible source of the outbreak was investigated. A. baumannii isolates were identified using conventional biochemical tests, BBL Crystal Identification Systems, OXA-51 specific PCR, and 16S rDNA sequencing. All the isolates were multidrug-resistant, showing resistance to cephalosporins, carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and the aminoglycoside group of antibiotics. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis suggested that all A. baumannii isolates were derived from a common source.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle66324524810.7883/yoken.66.2452-s2.0-8487816161323698489Q2WOS:000320094900014Q4