VIM-1 Metallo-β-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii

Tsakris, Athanassios; Ikonomidis, Alexandros; Pournaras, Spyros; Tzouvelekis, Leonidas S.; Sofianou, Danai; Legakis, Nicholas J.; Maniatis, Antonios N.

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VIM-1 Metallo-β-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii

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Jun 2006
By Tsakris, Athanassios ; Ikonomidis, Alexandros ; Pournaras, Spyros ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Tsakris, Athanassios ; Ikonomidis, Alexandros ; Pournaras, Spyros ; Tzouvelekis, Leonidas S. ; Sofianou, Danai ; Legakis, Nicholas J. ; Maniatis, Antonios N.
Description:

In 2004 and 2005, 5 metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-positive Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were found in 2 Greek hospitals. Isolates were unrelated and carried blaVIM-1 in a class 1 integron; bla(OXA-51-) and bla(OXA-58-like) carbapenemase genes were also detected. VIM-1 MBL in Acinetobacter spp. causes concern, given the increasing resistance of this species.
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Acinetobacter Baumannii Acinetobacter Infections Beta-Lactamases Carbapenemase Dispatch DNA, Bacterial Drug Resistance, Bacterial Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Humans Imipenem Meropenem Microbial Sensitivity Tests OXA-51 OXA-58 Polymerase Chain Reaction VIM-1
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(6):981-983.
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Journal Article
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12
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6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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