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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2003, p. 1472-1475, Vol. 47, No. 4
0066-4804/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.4.1472-1475.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Significance of Genomic DNA Group Delineation in Comparative Studies of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Acinetobacter spp.

Elizabeth T. S. Houang,1* Yiu Wai Chu,2 K. Y. Chu,1 K. C. Ng,1 C. M. Leung,1 and A. F. B. Cheng1

Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, and,1 Public Health Laboratory Cemtre, Department of Health, Kowloon, China2

Received 16 March 2001/ Returned for modification 5 November 2001/ Accepted 13 January 2003

There were significant differences in antimicrobial susceptibilities in isolates of genomic DNA groups 2 (Acinetobacter baumannii), 3, and 13TU collected from the same sources, e.g., patients in intensive care units and general wards, and in isolates of the same group collected from different sources. The delineation of genomic groups is important in comparative surveillance studies of antimicrobial susceptibilities.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. Phone: (852) 2632 2304. Fax: (852) 2647 3227. E-mail: ehouang{at}cuhk.edu.hk.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2003, p. 1472-1475, Vol. 47, No. 4
0066-4804/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.4.1472-1475.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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