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The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 44, Issue 5 340-347, Copyright © 1996 by Society for General Microbiology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The epidemiology of acinetobacter infections in Hong Kong

H. Siau, K. Y. Yuen, S. S. Wong, P. L. Ho and W. K. Luk
Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong.

A retrospective survey was conducted of the characteristics of acinetobacter infections in Hong Kong--seasonal and geographic distributions, frequency of isolation from various body sites, antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular epidemiology. Most (80%) isolates of Acinetobacter spp. belonged to DNA groups 2 (A. baumannii) or 13, as defined by growth at 44 degrees C. An increased isolation rate in summer was related to higher ambient temperatures. The notion that acinetobacters are opportunist nosocomial pathogens was supported by the body site- and ward-specific distributions, which were similar to those of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and in marked contrast to those of coagulase-negative staphylococci and Escherichia coli. Typing of Acinetobacter isolates by arbitrary-primed polymerase chain reaction revealed extensive genotypic polymorphism, suggesting that numerous unrelated strains were circulating between patients. In view of the association with a high incidence of polymicrobial bacteraemia and multiresistance to antibiotics, a careful selection of appropriate antibiotics in combination is necessary for empirical therapy of infections caused by Acinetobacter spp.


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