Early dissemination of OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strain in Colombia: a case report
Braz. j. infect. dis
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18(6): 678-680, Nov-Dec/2014.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Nosocomial infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates have reached epidemic levels in past decades. Currently this microorganism is responsible for outbreaks of difficult eradication and with high mortality rates worldwide. We herein report a rare case of an OXA-72-producing A. baumannii isolate colonizing a 47-year-old male patient with peritonitis due to abdominal stab wound, four years earlier than the first report of this carbapenemase in Acinetobacter pittii in Colombia. Although OXA-72 presents a low prevalence compared with OXA-23, our study demonstrated that A. baumannii isolates carrying the blaOXA-72 gene were present in the hospital environment in Colombia and could act as a reservoir for further spread to other Acinetobacter species, like A. pittii, causing carbapenem-resistance.
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Main subject:
Bacterial Proteins
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Beta-Lactamases
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Acinetobacter Infections
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Acinetobacter baumannii
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia/CO
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