TheAcinetobacter baumannii group:a systemic review
10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.03.002
- Author:
Hua-Zhong ZHANG
1
;
Jin-Song ZHANG
;
Li QIAO
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine
- Keywords:
Acinetobacter baumannii;
Acinetobacter genomospecies 3;
Acinetobacter genomospecies 13TU;
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- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2013;4(3):169-174
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND:The Acinetobacter baumannii group, including Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter genomospecies 3 and 13TU, is phenotypically indistinguishable and uniformly identified as Acinetobacter baumannii by laboratories of clinical microbiology. This review aimed to demonstrate the differences among them.METHODS:Literatures associated with the Acinetobacter baumannii group were identified and selected from PubMed databases and relevant journals.RESULTS:Acinetobacter genospecies 3 and 13TU possess a certain proportion in clinical isolates. There were considerable differences in epidemiologic features, clinical manifestations, antimicrobial resistances and therapeutic options among theAcinetobacter baumannii group. Compared with Acinetobacter genomospecies 3 and 13TU,Acinetobacter baumannii with a higher resistance to antimicrobial agents are easier to be treated inappropriately, and present a worse outcome in patients.CONCLUSION:The Acinetobacter baumannii group comprises three distinct clinical entities, and their clinical value are not equal.
