title: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 carbapenemase, Spain.
abstract: In February 2006, a patient colonized with a multidrug-resistant sequence type 56 Acinetobacter baumannii strain was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. This strain spread rapidly and caused a large outbreak in the hospital. Clinicians should be alert for this strain because its spread would have serious health consequences.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Joshi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acosta
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Viedma
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poza
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Joaquín R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bou
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C410345:beta-lactamase OXA-24