Early dissemination of OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strain in Colombia: a case report
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 18(6): 678-680, Nov-Dec/2014.
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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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LILACS
Sujet Principal:
Protéines bactériennes
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Bêta-Lactamases
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Infections à Acinetobacter
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Acinetobacter baumannii
Type d'étude:
Risk_factors_studies
Limites du sujet:
Humans
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Male
Pays comme sujet:
America do sul
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Colombia
langue:
En
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Thème du journal:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Année:
2014
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Article
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Project document