Publications by authors named "Luis Affonso Mascarenhas"
Persistence of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) International Clone II (ST2/IC2) sub-lineage involved with outbreaks in two Brazilian clinical settings.
Érica Lourenço Fonseca Sérgio Mascarenhas Morgado Fernanda Freitas Priscila P C Oliveira Priscila M Monteiro Luís Affonso Mascarenhas
J Infect Public Health
October 2023
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii international clone II (IC2) is a widespread pandemic clone, however, it is rarely described in South America. The present study reported an outbreak caused by XDR IC2 strains in a clinical setting in Rio de Janeiro in 2022.
Methods: Molecular epidemiology analysis was conducted with MLST to determine the clonal relationship and to assign a sequence type.