Emergence of bla OXA-23 and bla OXA-58 carbapenemase-encoding genes in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from University Hospital of Annaba, Algeria

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-91

  Touati, Meriem ^a,b   Diene, Seydina M ^a   Racherache, Abdelkarim ^c   Dekhil, Mazouz ^c   Djahoudi, Abdelghani ^b   Rolain, Jean Marc ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^c Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Annaba   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ALGERIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLA OXA 23 GENE; BLA OXA 58 GENE; GENOTYPE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ADULT; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE OXA 23; BETA LACTAMASE OXA 58, ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BETA-LACTAMASE OXA-23; BETA-LACTAMASE OXA-58, ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; IMIPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; ALGERIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; IMIPENEM;

EID: 84861849327     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.03.017     Document Type: Letter

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