Table 1

A. baumannii: samples and first collection date by each patient.

Patients
First sample collection date
Specimen (no. of examined specimens)
Infection/colonization
Sub clone no.

Patient 1
03-December-2005
CVC (2), Urine (2); ASB (2)
Infection
1
Patient 2
18-October-2005
BAL (2), Urine (1), CVC (2), Blood (2)
Infection
2
Patient 3
16-December-2005
ASB (2)
Colonization
3
Patient 4
21-December-2005
ASB (1), Blood (6),
Infection
4
Patient 5
11-January-2006
Urine (1)
Colonization
5
Patient 6
05-May-2006
ASB (2)
Colonization
6
Patient 7
08-May-2006
Blood (3), ASB (1), Urine (5)
Infection
7
Patient 8
18-June-2006
ASB(1), CVC(1), Blood(5)
Infection
8
Patient 9
22-June-2006
ASB(3), Blood(2)
Infection
9
Patient 10
12-July-2006
Stool(1)
Colonization
10
Patient 11
22-July-2006
ASB(3), BAL(1), CVC(2) SW(1)
Colonization
11
Patient 12
26-July-2006
Urine(1)
Colonization
12
Patient 13
28-July-2006
ASB(1)
Colonization
13

ASB: endothracheal aspirates, BAL:bronchoalveoar lavage, CVC: central venous chateter, SW: swab wound.

Fontana et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:79   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-79