Abstract
A carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii expressing blaOXA-23 was recovered from an intensive care unit patient in a third-level hospital from Spain. Genetic analysis showed the association of this carbapenemase with the transposon Tn2007 located in a plasmid of 10 kb. The isolate was classified as ST-1. This strain has shown a potential ability to displace other endemic strains in the hospital and is the first reported identification of A. baumannii carrying blaOXA-23 related to Tn2007 in Spain.
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy
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Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
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Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Carbapenems / therapeutic use
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Cross Infection / drug therapy
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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DNA Transposable Elements / genetics*
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
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Humans
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Imipenem / therapeutic use
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
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Spain
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beta-Lactamases / genetics*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Proteins
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Carbapenems
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Imipenem
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beta-lactamase OXA-23
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beta-Lactamases
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carbapenemase