The First Outbreak Caused by Acinetobacter baumannii ST208 and ST195 in China

Table 1

Characteristics of the five patients infected with multidrug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii strains.

Patient	Isolate number	Age (years)/sex	Type of specimen	Date of isolation	Underlying disease/predisposing	Length of hospitalization in unit (days)	Laboratory findings	Radiologic finding	Type of infection	Antimicrobial used as treatment for infection	outcome
1	A1	40/F	Respiratory tract secretions	2013/04/22	AAT, CP, EI, T, and PN	57	Elevation of PCT, CRP, and leukocytosis; positive culture (tracheal aspirate)	Diffuse bilateral exudation with patchy and mass	Pneumonia	SCF/MEM	Improved
	A2		Respiratory tract secretions	2013/05/05	AAT, CP, EI, T, and PN	—	Elevation of PCT, CRP, and leukocytosis; positive culture (tracheal aspirate)	Diffuse bilateral exudation with patchy and mass	Pneumonia	MEM	—
2	A3	49/F	Respiratory tract secretions	2013/04/22	AAT, CP, EI, T, PN, and AAB	118	Elevation of PCT, CRP, and leukocytosis; positive culture (tracheal aspirate)	Diffuse bilateral exudation with patchy and mass; pneumomediastinum	Pneumonia	SCF/TGC/AK	Deceased
3	A4	42/F	Respiratory tract secretions	2013/04/22	AAT, CP, EI, T, PN, CRP, and AAB	52	Elevation of PCT, CRP, and leukocytosis; positive culture (tracheal aspirate)	Diffuse bilateral exudation with patchy and mass	Pneumonia	SCF/TGC/AK	Deceased
4	A5	41/F	Respiratory tract secretions	2013/04/22	AAT, CP, EI, T, and PN	59	Elevation of PCT, CRP, and leukocytosis; positive culture (tracheal aspirate)	Diffuse bilateral exudation with patchy and mass	Pneumonia	SCF/AK	Discharged
	A6		Respiratory tract secretions	2013/05/05	AAT, CP, EI, T, PN, and CVC	—	Elevation of PCT, CRP, and leukocytosis; positive culture (tracheal aspirate)	Diffuse bilateral exudation with patchy and mass	Pneumonia	TGC	—
5	A7	42/F	Respiratory tract secretions	2013/04/22	AAT, CP, EI, T, and PN	104	Elevation of PCT, CRP, and leukocytosis; positive culture (tracheal aspirate)	Diffuse bilateral exudation with patchy and mass	Pneumonia	SCF/TGC/TZP	Discharged

F, female; AAT, acute ammonia intoxication; CP, chemical pneumonitis; EI, endotracheal intubation; T, tracheotomy; PN, parenteral nutrition; AAB, anhydrous ammonia burns; CPR, after cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CVC, central venous catheters; PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive protein; TGC, tigecycline; SCF, cefoperazone sulbactam; AK, amikacin; MEM, meropenem; TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam.