First report of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter nosocomialis isolates harboring ISAba1-blaOXA-23 genes in Latin America

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Aug;51(8):2739-41. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00469-13. Epub 2013 Jun 5.

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

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brazil
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • beta-Lactam Resistance*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactamases