title: Novel genetic structure harbouring blaPER-1 in ceftazidime-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Kuwait.
authors: Medical Microbiology, The Chancellor's Building, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK. Electronic address: a.f.opazo@sms.ed.ac.uk.
authors: Andrés
authors: A
authors: Opazo
authors: Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors: Leila
authors: L
authors: Vali
authors: Microbiology Department, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors: Khaled
authors: K
authors: Al Obaid
authors: Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors: Ali A
authors: AA
authors: Dashti
authors: Medical Microbiology, The Chancellor's Building, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK.
authors: Sebastian G B
authors: SG
authors: Amyes
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000368:Aged; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D002442:Ceftazidime; C108863:beta-lactamase PER-1; D001618:beta-Lactamases