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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2007, p. 4054-4057, Vol. 45, No. 12
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00343-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Clonal Spread of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among Different Cities of China{triangledown}

Hua Zhou, Qing Yang, Yun-Song Yu,* Ze-Qing Wei, and Lan-Juan Li

The Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease of Public Health Ministry, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79, Qing Chun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China

Received 13 February 2007/ Returned for modification 1 June 2007/ Accepted 2 October 2007

A total of 342 imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates (IRABs) were collected from 16 Chinese cities. Six predominant clones had spread widely, and four clones were detected in distant hospitals. The majority of the IRABs contain blaOXA-23, with ISAba1 upstream of the gene. These results suggested that clonal spread played an important role in the outbreak of IRABs in China.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: The Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease of Public Health Ministry, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79, Qing Chun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China. Phone and fax: 86 571 8723 6421. E-mail: yvys119{at}163.com

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 17 October 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2007, p. 4054-4057, Vol. 45, No. 12
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00343-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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