title: Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in New Caledonia.
abstract: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-Ab) ranked third, with a frequency of 24.8%, among 202 strains of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from clinical samples in the main hospital of New Caledonia in 2004. All CR-Ab isolates were analysed by isoelectric focusing, conjugation, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and PCR for the presence of carbapenemase genes. Fifty CR-Ab isolates produced carbapenemase OXA-23. The isolates belonged to a single clone presenting several subtypes, suggesting an endemic situation. This study further illustrates the widespread prevalence of carbapenemase OXA-23-producing CR-Ab isolates in the South Pacific.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Calédonie, Nouméa, New Caledonia. slehello@pasteur.nc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Le Hello
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Falcot
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lacassin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nordmann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naas
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009510:New Caledonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015780:Carbapenems; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase