Open AccessPrevalence of IS Aba1 in epidemiologically unrelated Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates
Author(s) -
Ruiz Marc,
Marti Sara,
FernandezCuenca Felipe,
Pascual Alvaro,
Vila Jordi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00828.x
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , ceftazidime , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , gene , broth microdilution , insertion sequence , strain (injury) , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genome , transposable element , anatomy
Seventy‐five Acinetobacter baumannii strains belonging to different pulsetypes, plus one ceftazidime‐susceptible strain, from a pulsetype in which all strains were resistant, were included in this study. The minimum inhibitory concentration of ceftazidime was determined by the microdilution method. The bla ADC ‐like gene, the IS Aba1 element and the IS Aba1 located in the bla ADC ‐like promoter were detected by PCR. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of IS Aba1 in a collection of epidemiologically unrelated A. baumannii clinical isolates. The bla ADC ‐like gene was detected in 74 (97.3%) out of the 76 strains analysed. In these 74 strains, 51 (69%) were positive for the IS element and it was not detected in 23 (31%) strains. Among the A. baumannii strains containing the IS element, 40 (78.4%) had the IS element located in the promoter region of the bla ADC ‐like gene. In a high percentage of A. baumannii clinical isolates carrying the IS Aba1 , this is inserted into the promoter region of the bla ADC ‐like gene. In addition, two clinical isolates belonging to the same pulsetype, one with and one without the IS Aba1 , can be found in the clinical setting, suggesting the potential acquisition or loss of this genetic element in the hospital environment.