VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii
Συγγραφέας
Tsakris, A.; Ikonomidis, A.; Pournaras, S.; Tzouvelekis, L. S.; Sofianou, D.; Legakis, N. J.; Maniatis, A. N.Ημερομηνία
2006Επιτομή
In 2004 and 2005, 5 metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-positive Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were found in 2 Greek hospitals. Isolates were unrelated and carried bla(VIM-1) in a class 1 integron; bla(OXA-51-) and bla(OXA-58-like) carbapenemase genes were also detected. VIM-1 MBL in Acinetobacter sop. causes concern, given the increasing resistance of this species.