title: Dissemination of an NDM-2-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clone in an Israeli rehabilitation center.
abstract: New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) was initially identified in various Enterobacteriaceae and recently in Acinetobacter baumannii. This study described the clonal dissemination of an NDM-2-producing A. baumannii isolate in an Israeli rehabilitation ward and the genetic surroundings of the gene. The bla(NDM-2) gene was surrounded by the ble and trpF genes downstream and two copies of the ISAba125 on both sides. These are the first NDM-producing A. baumannii strains in Israel from patients with no previous travel or hospitalization on the Indian subcontinent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clinic, CRESIB/IDIBAPS, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Espinal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fugazza
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kasma
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malhotra-Kumar
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goossens
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Carmeli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vila
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D007557:Israel; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases