Phylogenetic analysis of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from different sources using Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme.

The emergence and worldwide distribution of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains has become a major public health threat. The objective of this study was to investigate the clonal relatedness of A. baumannii isolates collected from clinical and extra-hospital environments in Mthatha, South Africa.