Emergence of genetically unrelated NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter pittii strains in Paraguay

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014 Sep;69(9):2575-8. doi: 10.1093/jac/dku139. Epub 2014 May 3.
No abstract available

Keywords: carbapenemases; paediatric; resistance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / classification*
  • Acinetobacter / enzymology*
  • Acinetobacter / genetics
  • Acinetobacter / isolation & purification
  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Paraguay / epidemiology
  • Phenotype
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase NDM-1