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Identification of Rare Bacterial Pathogens by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS
Published on: July 11, 2016
Phenotypic and genomic analysis of bacteria from war wounds in Dnipro, Ukraine
Dmytro Stepanskyi1, Oksana Ishchenko1, Ting Luo2
1Department of Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, Epidemiology and Biomedical Physics and Informatics, Dnipro State Medical University, Dnipro, Ukraine.
Objectives:
To better understand the source and potential transmission routes of antibiotic-resistant bacteria infecting injured service members in Ukraine.
Methods:
Phenotypic and genomic characterizations were performed on 11 Gram-negative pathogens cultured from war wounds at an intermediate evacuation hospital in Dnipro.
Results:
The analysis revealed both susceptible and extensively drug-resistant strains present in cultures, including high-risk global clones carrying carbapenemases.
Conclusions:
Globally distributed carbapenemase-producing lineages are being acquired early in the medical evacuation process.
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