ISAba1/blaOXA-23: A serious obstacle to controlling the spread and treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii strains

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 593-595

  Viana, Giselle Fukita ^a   Zago, Maisa Cristina Barreto ^a   Moreira, Rafael Renato Brondani ^a   Zarpellon, Mirian Nicéa ^a   Menegucci, Thatiany Cevallos ^a   Cardoso, Celso Luiz ^a   Tognim, Maria Cristina Bronharo ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; blaOXA 23 gene; carbapenems; insertion sequence; resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; POLYMYXIN B; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA-LACTAMASE OXA-23, ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IS ABA1 GENE; MIC50; MIC90; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; CROSS INFECTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84955489200     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.11.020     Document Type: Article

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