Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 enzyme: dissemination in Southern Brazil

Infection. 2009 Oct;37(5):474-6. doi: 10.1007/s15010-009-9003-9. Epub 2009 Sep 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brazil
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • beta-Lactam Resistance*
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • beta-lactamase OXA-23
  • beta-Lactamases