High Frequency of OXA-253-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Different Hospitals in Recife, Brazil | Zendy

Felipe Lira de Sá Cavalcanti | Zendy; Carina Lucena Mendes-Marques | Zendy; Crhisllane Rafaele dos Santos Vasconcelos | Zendy; Túlio de Lima Campos | Zendy; Antônio Mauro Rezende | Zendy; Danilo Elias Xavier | Zendy; Nilma Cintra Leal | Zendy; Osvaldo P. de Melo Neto | Zendy; Márcia Maria Camargo de Morais | Zendy; Tereza Cristina LealBalbino | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

High Frequency of OXA-253-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Different Hospitals in Recife, Brazil

Author(s) -

Felipe Lira de Sá Cavalcanti,

Carina Lucena Mendes-Marques,

Crhisllane Rafaele dos Santos Vasconcelos,

Túlio de Lima Campos,

Antônio Mauro Rezende,

Danilo Elias Xavier,

Nilma Cintra Leal,

Osvaldo P. de Melo Neto,

Márcia Maria Camargo de Morais,

Tereza Cristina LealBalbino

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.01309-16

Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics

Here, we report the isolation of 31 Acinetobacter baumannii strains producing OXA-253 in a single large Brazilian city. These strains belonged to five different sequence types (STs), including 4 STs not previously associated with bla OXA-253 In all strains, the bla OXA-253 gene was located in a plasmid within a genetic environment similar to what was found previously in Brazil and Italy. The reported data emphasize the successful transmission of the bla OXA-253 gene through a large area and the tendency for this resistance determinant to remain in the A. baumannii population.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research