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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2006, p. 1587-1589, Vol. 44, No. 4
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.4.1587-1589.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Nosocomial Bacteremia Due to an As Yet Unclassified Acinetobacter Genomic Species 17-Like Strain

Jesús Rodriguez-Baño,1 Sara Martí,2 Anna Ribera,2 Felipe Fernández-Cuenca,3 Lenie Dijkshoorn,4 Alexandr Nemec,5 Miquel Pujol,6 and Jordi Vila2*

Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Avda. Dr. Fedriani, 3, 41071 Seville, Spain,1 Department of Microbiology, Centre for Biomedical Diagnosis, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain,2 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Sevilla, Avda. Dr. Fedriani, 3, 41071 Seville, Spain,3 Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands,4 Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health, Srobáova, Prague, Czech Republic,5 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08901 L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain6

Received 15 September 2005/ Returned for modification 15 October 2005/ Accepted 27 January 2006

We describe a case of bacteremia due to an as yet unclassified Acinetobacter genomic species 17-like strain. The recognition of this microorganism as non-Acinetobacter baumannii may have important epidemiological implications, as it relieves the hospital of the implementation of barrier precautions for patients infected or colonized as may be necessary with a multiresistant A. baumannii epidemic.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Villarroel, 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. Phone: 34 93 2275522. Fax: 3493 227 9372. E-mail: jvila{at}ub.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2006, p. 1587-1589, Vol. 44, No. 4
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.4.1587-1589.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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