| spread of carbapenem-resistant international clones of acinetobacter baumannii in turkey and azerbaijan: a collaborative study. | epidemic clones of acinetobacter baumannii, described as european clones i, ii, and iii, are associated with hospital epidemics throughout the world. we aimed to determine the molecular characteristics and genetic diversity between european clones i, ii, and iii from turkey and azerbaijan. in this study, a total of 112 bloodstream isolates of carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter spp. were collected from 11 hospitals across turkey and azerbaijan. the identification of acinetobacter spp. using conve ... | 2016 | 27259712 |