1. Dissemination of an NDM-2-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clone in an Israeli rehabilitation center.
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Espinal P, Fugazza G, López Y, Kasma M, Lerman Y, Malhotra-Kumar S, Goossens H, Carmeli Y, and Vila J
- Subjects
- Acinetobacter baumannii drug effects, Acinetobacter baumannii genetics, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Israel, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction, Acinetobacter baumannii enzymology, Bacterial Proteins genetics, beta-Lactamases genetics
- Abstract
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) was initially identified in various Enterobacteriaceae and recently in Acinetobacter baumannii. This study described the clonal dissemination of an NDM-2-producing A. baumannii isolate in an Israeli rehabilitation ward and the genetic surroundings of the gene. The bla(NDM-2) gene was surrounded by the ble and trpF genes downstream and two copies of the ISAba125 on both sides. These are the first NDM-producing A. baumannii strains in Israel from patients with no previous travel or hospitalization on the Indian subcontinent.
- Published
- 2011
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