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.