Emergence of extensively drug-resistant OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Recife, Brazil: risk of clonal dissemination?
Two new examples of OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolate resistant to a broad spectrum of antimicrobials, but not polymyxin B, have been identified in Recife, Brazil. Molecular typing indicated a close genetic link with the OXA-72-producing A. baumannii previously isolated in São Paulo, suggesting the possibility of clonal dissemination within the country.
Laboratório de Resistência Microbiana, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães/Fiocruz, Recife, Brazil. Electronic address: felipe.lira@cpqam.fiocruz.br.
Felipe Lira
FL
de Sá Cavalcanti
Anna Carolina Soares
AC
Almeida
Marinalda Anselmo
MA
Vilela
Marcos Antonio
MA
de Morais Junior
Marcia Maria Camargo
MM
de Morais
Tereza Cristina
TC
Leal-Balbino
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D058889:Molecular Typing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
D001618:beta-Lactamases
Acinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem resistance; Oxacilinases