Persistence of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) International Clone II (ST2/IC2) sub-lineage involved with outbreaks in two Brazilian clinical settings

• Main Authors: Érica Lourenço Fonseca (Author), Sérgio Mascarenhas Morgado (Author), Fernanda Freitas (Author), Priscila P.C. Oliveira (Author), Priscila M. Monteiro (Author), Lorena S. Lima (Author), Bianca P. Santos (Author), Maria Aparecida R. Sousa (Author), Adriana O. Assunção (Author), Luís Affonso Mascarenhas (Author), Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II (IC2) is a widespread pandemic clone, however, it is rarely described in South America. The present study reported an outbreak caused by XDR IC2 strains in a clinical setting in Rio de Janeiro in 2022. Methods: Molecular epidemiology analysi...