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Fulminating septicemia due to persistent pan-resistant community-acquired metallo-β-lactamase (IMP-1)-positive Acinetobacter baumannii

Telang, Nilima V; Satpute, Meenakshi G; Dhakephalkar, Prashant K; Niphadkar, Krishna B; Joshi, Suresh G.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol ; 2011 Jan-Mar 54(1):180-182

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-141950

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Acinetobacter baumannii is considered as an emerging nosocominal pathogen and is renowned for its multi-drug resistance. We report a case of community-acquired pan-resistant A. baumannii strain isolated from blood, pus , urine and tracheal aspirate was confirmed by 16S r-RNA sequence homology and found positive for metallo-ß-lactamase IMP-1, and was found to be a strong biofilm producer The isolate was only susceptible (moderately) to colistin.

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Acinetobacter Infections/diagnosis , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Blood/microbiology , Community-Acquired Infections/diagnosis , Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry , DNA, Ribosomal/genetics , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Fatal Outcome , Female , Humans , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Sepsis/microbiology , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Suppuration/microbiology , Trachea/microbiology , Urine/microbiology , beta-Lactamases/biosynthesis

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