Epidemiological situation, laboratory capacity and preparedness for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe, 2019

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Eurosurveillance
Date Issued
2020-11
Author(s)
Felix Lötsch1
Barbara Albiger
Dominique L. Monnet
Marc J. Struelens
Harald Seifert
Anke Kohlenberg
*European Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Surveillance Network (EURGen-Net) carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii capacity survey group
DOI
10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.45.2001735
Abstract
To update information on the epidemiological situation and national capacity for detection, surveillance and containment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) in Europe, we performed a survey in 37 countries. Nine countries reported regional or inter-regional spread and seven an endemic situation. Laboratories with a reference function, surveillance systems, and a national containment plan for CRAb existed in 30, 23 and eight countries, respectively. A pan-European molecular survey would provide in-depth understanding of the CRAb epidemiology.
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