Is airborne transmission of Acinetobacter baumannii possible: A prospective molecular epidemiologic study in a tertiary care hospital

YAKUPOĞULLARI, YUSUF; OTLU, BARIŞ; ERSOY, YASEMİN; KUZUCU, ÇİĞDEM; BAYINDIR, YAŞAR; Kayabas, Uner; Togal, Turkan; Kizilkaya, Canan

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.022

Is airborne transmission of Acinetobacter baumannii possible: A prospective molecular epidemiologic study in a tertiary care hospital

YAKUPOĞULLARI Y., OTLU B., ERSOY Y., KUZUCU Ç., BAYINDIR Y., Kayabas U., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, vol.44, no.12, pp.1595-1599, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 44 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.022
Title of Journal : AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Page Numbers: pp.1595-1599

Abstract

Background: Understanding the dynamics of aerial spread of Acinetobacter may provide useful information for production of effective control measurements. We investigated genetic relationships between air and clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting.