One-year molecular surveillance of carbapenem-susceptible A. baumannii on a German intensive care unit: from diversity to clonality. Surveillance of susceptible A. baumannii

We observed a high endemic rate of carbapenem-susceptible Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii (ACB)-complex in clinical specimen on a 32-bed operative intensive care unit of a German tertiary care center and decided to install a pathogen-based surveillance.