AbaR4-type resistance island including the blaOXA-23 gene in Acinetobacter nosocomialis isolates.
This study reports for the first time the AbaR4-type resistance island with the bla(OXA-23) gene in two carbapenem-resistant A. nosocomialis isolates from South Korea and Thailand.
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Dae Hun
DH
Kim
Ji Young
JY
Choi
Sook-In
SI
Jung
Visanu
V
Thamlikitkul
Jae-Hoon
JH
Song
Kwan Soo
KS
Ko
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013785:Thailand; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015780:Carbapenems; C466679:beta-lactamase OXA-23; D001618:beta-Lactamases