Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3398513 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
ABSTRACTCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-Ab) ranked third, with a frequency of 24.8%, among 202 strains of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from clinical samples in the main hospital of New Caledonia in 2004. All CR-Ab isolates were analysed by isoelectric focusing, conjugation, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and PCR for the presence of carbapenemase genes. Fifty CR-Ab isolates produced carbapenemase OXA-23. The isolates belonged to a single clone presenting several subtypes, suggesting an endemic situation. This study further illustrates the widespread prevalence of carbapenemase OXA-23-producing CR-Ab isolates in the South Pacific.
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Authors
S. Le Hello, V Falcot, F Lacassin, F Baumann, P Nordmann, T Naas,