Analysis of four carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

Hadas Kon, Elizabeth Temkin, Polet Elmalih, Alona Keren-Paz, Debby Ben-David, Ronza Najjar-Debbiny, Tamar Gottesman, Yehuda Carmeli*

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Abstract

We used Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to analyze 4 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks. FTIR distinguished between isolates from different hospitals and uncovered the relatedness between isolates from acute-care hospitals and a post-acute-care hospital. Using higher cutoffs reveals more distant relationships and lower cutoffs support analyses of recent events.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)991-993
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume44
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jun 2023

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