Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones persist on hospital inanimate surfaces

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most frequent Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens associated with hospital-acquired infection worldwide. We briefly describe A. baumannii isolates that were recovered from surrounding ICU bed surfaces, exhibiting multidrug resistance phenotype and belonging to some widely spread clonal complexes of clinical A. baumannii isolates. Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii, Hospital environment, ICU surface