title: Characterization of a multidrug-resistant, novel Bacteroides genomospecies.
abstract: Metronidazole- and carbapenem-resistant Bacteroides fragilis are rare in the United States. We isolated a multidrug-resistant anaerobe from the bloodstream and intraabdominal abscesses of a patient who had traveled to India. Whole-genome sequencing identified the organism as a novel Bacteroides genomospecies. Physicians should be aware of the possibility for concomitant carbapenem- and metronidazole-resistant Bacteroides infections.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Salipante
authors.forename: Aley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalapila
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pottinger
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hoogestraat
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Duchin
authors.forename: Dhruba J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pergam
authors.forename: Brad T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Cookson
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Butler-Wu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents