Clonal diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates revealed by a snapshot study

Abstract

Clinical isolates of A. baumannii were diverse in clonality in this snapshot study. However, most of the isolates belonged to the globally-distributed clonal complex CC92. ST75, ST92 and ST208 were the most common types in our region. In particular, ST208 might be an emerging lineage carrying bla(OXA-23).