Characterisation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus--A. baumannii complex isolates in a third-level hospital in Bogotá, Colombia

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Apr;31(4):389-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.12.008. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Authors

S Y Saavedra, J C Nuñez, I Y Pulido, E B Gonzalez, E M Valenzuela, M T Reguero, J R Mantilla, A I Arango, P Bravo

PMID: 18308519
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.12.008

No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / drug effects*
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / genetics
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Carbapenems / pharmacology*
Colombia
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial / genetics
Humans
Plasmids
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
beta-Lactamases / genetics
beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems
beta-Lactamases