title: VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. atsakris@med.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsakris
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pournaras
authors.forename: Leonidas S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Tzouvelekis
authors.forename: Danai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sofianou
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Legakis
authors.forename: Antonios N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Maniatis
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C417264:VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase; D001618:beta-Lactamases