Acinetobacter baumannii in Human Body Louse

摘要

While we were isolating Bartonella quintana from bodylice, 40 Acinetobacter baumannii strains were also isolatedand genotyped. One clone was unique and the other wasampicillin susceptible. A. baumannii DNA was later detect-ed in 21% of 622 lice collected worldwide. These findingsshow an A. baumannii epidemic in human body lice