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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 51(2): 111-113, Mar.-Apr. 2009. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-511833

ABSTRACT

We describe an in vivo evolution of an antimicrobial profile from susceptibility to full-resistance to carbapenems, with heteroresistance as an intermediate stage, in an Acinetobacter baumannii strain. Heteroresistance was characterized by the growth of sub-populations within the susceptibility halo in both disk-diffusion and Etest. PCRs for the main A. baumannii carbapenemases were negative. The exact resistance mechanism, diagnostic methods and clinical relevance of heteroresistance in A. baumannii warrant further investigations. This is the first description of such phenomenon in vivo and the second report of heteroresistance to carbapenems in A. baumannii.


Descrevemos a evolução in vivo, de um perfil de sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos, passando de sensibilidade a resistência total aos antibióticos carbapenêmicos, com um estágio intermediário de heteroresistência em isolado de Acinetobacter baumannii. A heteroresistência foi caracterizada pelo crescimento de sub-população na zona de inibição pelo método de disco-difusão e pelo Etest. PCRs para as principais carbapenemases envolvidas com resistência neste microrganismo foram negativas. O exato mecanismo de resistência envolvido, método diagnóstico e relevância clínica justificam investigação adicional. Esta é a primeira descrição deste fenômeno in vivo e o segundo relato de heteroresistência em A. baumannii.


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Aged , Female , Humans , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Imipenem/pharmacology , Thienamycins/pharmacology , Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy , Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Imipenem/therapeutic use , Phenotype , Thienamycins/therapeutic use
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 51(2): 115-116, Mar.-Apr. 2009.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-511834

ABSTRACT

We described a case of a 27-year old male patient with skin and soft tissue infection of a neoplastic lesion caused by Corynebacterium striatum, an organism which has been rarely described as a human pathogen. Identification was confirmed by DNA sequencing. Successful treatment with penicillin was achieved. The role of the C. striatum as an emerging opportunistic pathogen is discussed.


Descrevemos infecção de lesão neoplásica em paciente masculino de 27 anos, envolvendo pele e partes moles, causada por Corynebacterium striatum, um microrganismo raramente descrito como patógeno humano. A identificação foi confirmada por seqüenciamento de DNA. O paciente foi tratado com penicilina, com sucesso. O papel do C. striatum como patógeno oportunista é discutido.


Subject(s)
Adult , Humans , Male , Corynebacterium Infections/diagnosis , Corynebacterium/isolation & purification , Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/microbiology , Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Skin Neoplasms/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Corynebacterium Infections/drug therapy , Corynebacterium/classification , Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/drug therapy , Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , Penicillin G/therapeutic use , Skin Neoplasms/drug therapy
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