title: Identification and characterization of carbapenemase genes in clinical isolates of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii from general hospital in Thailand.
abstract: This study identified, using PCR blaoxA,,23 encoding carbapenamase OXA-23 in 42 carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) clinical iso- lates and blaOXA-40-like encoding carbapenamase OXA-40-like in one isolate (the first such Thai sample) obtained from patients admitted to Hua Hin Hospital, Thailand during November 2011-September 2012. Using repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR, the isolates could be divided into 4 different clones, with 40 isolates belonging to clone A and the remaining to B, C and D. Other resistance in CRAB needs to be investigated.
authors.forename: Wichai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Santimaleeworagun
authors.forename: Anukul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thathong
authors.forename: Wandee
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Samret
authors.forename: Praewdow
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Preechachuawong
authors.forename: Weerayuth
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sae-lim
authors.forename: Tossawan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jitwasinkul
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015780:Carbapenems; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase