| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3398807 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
ABSTRACTTwelve non-repetitive Acinetobacter baumannii isolates producing the carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase OXA-58 were recovered from patients in the same paediatric hospital in Athens, Greece, between November 2003 and May 2005. All isolates were clonally related, but the blaOXA-58 gene was not always plasmid-located and there were variations in the DNA sequences surrounding the OXA-58 gene in different isolates. This study emphasises the importance of the blaOXA-58 carbapenemase gene in conferring carbapenem resistance among A. baumannii isolates in Greece.
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Authors
L. Poirel, E. Lebessi, C. Héritier, A. Patsoura, M. Foustoukou, P. Nordmann,