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VIM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase in Acinetobacter baumannii.


ABSTRACT: In 2004 and 2005, 5 metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-positive Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were found in 2 Greek hospitals. Isolates were unrelated and carried blaVIM-1 in a class 1 integron; bla(OXA-51-) and bla(OXA-58-like) carbapenemase genes were also detected. VIM-1 MBL in Acinetobacter spp. causes concern, given the increasing resistance of this species.

SUBMITTER: Tsakris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3373053 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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