Outbreak investigation of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii of ST2 in the intensive care unit of a Lebanese hospital
Background The aim of the study is to investigate an XDR Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in the ICU of a tertiary hospital in Lebanon. Methods A total of 39 swabs were sampled from the ICU room (n=34; environmental surfaces and n=5; clinical A. baumannii swabs from admitted patients). The strains were selected using M...