Emergence of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii recovered from blood cultures in Australia.
We describe the first emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Australia. Ninety A. baumannii isolates recovered from cultures of blood specimens from 69 patients were analyzed. Overall, 58 isolates (64%) were resistant to meropenem. The chi 2 test for linear trend revealed that emergence of carbapenem resistance was statistically significant during the 32-month study period. Selected isolates were of the same clonal type, and no genes encoding carbapenemases were identified.
Peleg
Anton Y
AY
Infectious Diseases Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. antonpeleg@iprimus.com.au
Franklin
Clare
C
Bell
Jan M
JM
Spelman
Denis W
DW
D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D014739:Victoria
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015780:Carbapenems