| multicity outbreak of carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii isolates producing the carbapenemase oxa-40. | during 2005 we detected a multicity outbreak of infections or colonization due to high-level imipenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii (mic, 64 microg/ml). one hundred isolates from diverse sources were obtained from seven acute-care hospitals and two extended-care facilities; 97% of the isolates belonged to one clone. susceptibility testing of the first 42 isolates (january to april 2005) revealed broad resistance profiles. half of the isolates were susceptible to ceftazidime, with many isolat ... | 2006 | 16940085 |