Dissemination of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with new plasmid-borne bla OXA-72 in Taiwan

Shu-Chen Kuo,Su-Pen Yang,Yi-Tzu Lee,Han-Chuan Chuang,Chien-Pei Chen,Chi Ling Chang,Te-Li Chen,Po-Liang Lu,Po-Ren Hsueh,Chang Phone Fung

Dissemination of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with new plasmid-borne bla OXA-72 in Taiwan

2013

Shu-Chen Kuo
Su-Pen Yang
Yi-Tzu Lee
Han-Chuan Chuang
Chien-Pei Chen
Chi Ling Chang
Te-Li Chen
Po-Liang Lu
Po-Ren Hsueh
Chang Phone Fung

Background The systemic surveillance of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAB) from multicenters in Taiwan revealed the emergence of isolates with blaOXA-72. This study described their genetic makeup, mechanism of spread, and contribution to carbapenem resistance.

Keywords:

Acinetobacter baumannii
Virology
Plasmid
Acinetobacter infections
Parasitology
Medical microbiology
Imipenem
Carbapenem resistance
Microbiology
Biology
Polymerase chain reaction

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