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Table 2 Source, time of isolation, carbapenem MICs and molecular characteristics of the replicate CRAB isolates from the eight patients yielding distinct isolates by subtype cluster and/or carbapenemase profile

From: Epidemiology and clonality of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from an intensive care unit in Palermo, Italy

patient*

isolate

date of isolation

clinical sample

MIC imipenem

MIC meropenem

PCR

rep-PCR cluster

ST

3

33

October 13, 2010

BA

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

B

2

 

18

October 14, 2010

CVC

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

4

51

October 25, 2010

BA

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

singleton

2

 

29

December 1, 2010

CSF

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

 

46

December 28, 2010

CSF

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

C

2

9

19

November 22, 2010

peritoneal fluid

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

 

32

November 22, 2010

BA

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

B

2

 

53

November 23, 2010

blood

> = 16

> = 16

negative

D

2

15

13

December 27, 2010

BA

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

 

17

January 7, 2011

drainage fluid

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

 

30

January 8, 2011

blood

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

 

16

January 19, 2011

drainage fluid

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

 

14

January 29, 2011

wound swab

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

 

61

February 14, 2011

blood

8

> = 16

negative

E

78

17

44

January 3, 2011

BA

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

C

2

 

11

January 7, 2011

blood

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

23

48

January 24, 2011

drainage fluid

8

8

OXA-23

C

2

 

6

January 25, 2011

tracheostomy swab

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

24

60

January 24, 2011

BA

> = 16

> = 16

negative

E

78

.

45

April 4, 2011

wound swab

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

27

41

February 21, 2011

BA

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

C

2

 

23

March 11, 2011

tracheostomy swab

> = 16

> = 16

OXA-23

A

2

  1. * patient’s numeric code refers to Table 1.
  2. BA, bronchial aspirate; CVC, central venous catheter; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.