Genomic Investigation of Two Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreaks in a Veterinary Intensive Care Unit in The Netherlands

Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that frequently causes healthcare-acquired infections. The global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains with its ability to survive in the environment for extended periods imposes a pressing public health threat. Two MDR A. baumannii outbreaks occurred in 2012 and 2014 in a companion animal intensive care unit (caICU) in the Netherlands. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on dog clinical isolates (n = 6), environmental isolates (n = 5), and human reference strains (n = 3) to investigate if the isolates of the two outbreaks were re... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Naing, Soeyu
Hordijk, Joost
Duim, Birgitta
Broens, Els M.
van der Graaf-Van Bloois, Linda
Rossen, John W.
Robben, Joris H.
Leendertse, Masja
Wagenaar, Jaap A.
Zomer, Aldert L.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Naing , S , Hordijk , J , Duim , B , Broens , E M , van der Graaf-Van Bloois , L , Rossen , J W , Robben , J H , Leendertse , M , Wagenaar , J A & Zomer , A L 2022 , ' Genomic Investigation of Two Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreaks in a Veterinary Intensive Care Unit in The Netherlands ' , Pathogens , vol. 11 , no. 2 , 123 . https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020123
Schlagwörter: Acinetobacter baumannii / Antimicrobial resistance / Veterinary medicine / Whole-genome sequencing
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29609470
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/11370/e618bf8f-09c4-465e-8b8f-a2d882542530

Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that frequently causes healthcare-acquired infections. The global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains with its ability to survive in the environment for extended periods imposes a pressing public health threat. Two MDR A. baumannii outbreaks occurred in 2012 and 2014 in a companion animal intensive care unit (caICU) in the Netherlands. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on dog clinical isolates (n = 6), environmental isolates (n = 5), and human reference strains (n = 3) to investigate if the isolates of the two outbreaks were related. All clinical isolates shared identical resistance phenotypes displaying multidrug resistance. Multi-locus Sequence Typing (MLST) revealed that all clinical isolates belonged to sequence type ST2. The core genome MLST (cgMLST) results confirmed that the isolates of the two outbreaks were not related. Comparative genome analysis showed that the outbreak isolates contained different gene contents, including mobile genetic elements associated with antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). The time-measured phylogenetic reconstruction revealed that the outbreak isolates diverged approximately 30 years before 2014. Our study shows the importance of WGS analyses combined with molecular clock investigations to reduce transmission of MDR A. baumannii infections in companion animal clinics.