Diversity of plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinases among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Kingdom of Bahrain

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 May;63(5):1071-3. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkp052. Epub 2009 Feb 27.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bahrain
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plasmids*
  • beta-Lactam Resistance*
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactamases
  • oxacillinase