Longitudinal surveillance and transmission of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> using whole genome sequencing—a tale of two hospitals
Presence of several STs (ST2<sup>Pas</sup>, ST406<sup>Pas</sup>, and ST15<sup>Pas</sup>) prevalent from both hospitals suggest that these are common circulating strains in the area. Sporadic transmission events mainly in the ICU settings in both hospitals (H1 and H2) were noted indicating attention to enhanced infection prevention and control measures. Given that <i>Acinetobacte</i>r infections are predominantly hospital acquired, an effective surveillance plan incorporating WGS and wgMLST may improve the ability to identify and track trends rapidly, implement effective infection control intervention, and reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Authors
- Keith S. Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2051-1732)
- John David Coppin
- Piyali Chatterjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-0485)
- Munok Hwang
- Sorabh Dhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1497-7643)
- Thanuri Navarathna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-0485)
- Chetan Jinadatha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3916-952X)
- Jing Xu
- Hosoon Choi
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (US)
- Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (NL)
- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10092
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00