Abstract
In recent years, different resistance genes have been found in Acinetobacter spp., especially in the species A. baumannii. We describe two isolates of carbapenem-resistant A. nosocomialis harboring ISAba1-blaOXA-23 and blaOXA-51 found in patients from the city of Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of carbapenem-resistant A. nosocomialis in Latin America.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics*
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Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Brazil
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Carbapenems / pharmacology*
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Humans
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beta-Lactam Resistance*
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beta-Lactamases / genetics*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Carbapenems
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beta-Lactamases