VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii.
In 2004 and 2005, 5 metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-positive Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were found in 2 Greek hospitals. Isolates were unrelated and carried blaVIM-1 in a class 1 integron; bla(OXA-51-) and bla(OXA-58-like) carbapenemase genes were also detected. VIM-1 MBL in Acinetobacter spp. causes concern, given the increasing resistance of this species.
Tsakris
Athanassios
A
Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. atsakris@med.uoa.gr
Ikonomidis
Alexandros
A
Pournaras
Spyros
S
Tzouvelekis
Leonidas S
LS
Sofianou
Danai
D
Legakis
Nicholas J
NJ
Maniatis
Antonios N
AN
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C417264:VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase; D001618:beta-Lactamases