Earliest identification of New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) in Acinetobacter pittii in Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 52: e20180348, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Abstract We report the occurrence in Brazil of the bla NDM-1 gene in Acinetobacter pittii, prior to the previously described first reports regarding the species Providencia rettgeri and Enterobacter hormaechei. Clinical isolates were investigated by polymerase chain reaction followed by bidirectional sequencing, and species was confirmed by 16S rDNA sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight spectrometry. A. pittii carrying bla NDM-1 was confirmed in a patient with no national or international travel history, or transfer from another hospital. The findings warn of the possibility of silent spread of bla NDM-1 to the community.
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Assunto principal:
Acinetobacter
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Beta-Lactamases
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Infecções por Acinetobacter
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article