Does the intrinsic oxaAb (blaOXA-51-like) gene of Acinetobacter baumannii confer resistance to carbapenems when activated by ISAba1?

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Dec 1;73(12):3518-3520. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky334.

Authors

Steven J Nigro¹, Ruth M Hall¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 30124881
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky334

No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology*
Australia / epidemiology
Carbapenems / pharmacology*
DNA Transposable Elements*
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Imipenem / pharmacology
Meropenem / pharmacology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Transcriptional Activation*
beta-Lactam Resistance*
beta-Lactamases / genetics
beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

Carbapenems
DNA Transposable Elements
Imipenem
beta-Lactamases
beta-lactamase OXA-51, Acinetobacter baumannii
Meropenem