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Aija Karlsone

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Dissemination of a Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strain Belonging to International Clone II/Sequence Type 2 and Harboring a Novel AbaR…

2013

ABSTRACT An outbreak of hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii infections, caused by a bla OXA-23 -positive carbapenem-resistant strain belonging to international clone II/ST2, was detected in Latvia. The strain was partially equipped with the armA gene and the intI1-aacA4-catB8-aadA1-qacE Δ 1 class 1 integron. In addition, the strain carried AbaR25, a novel AbaR4-like resistance island of ∼46,500 bp containing structures similar to the previously described AbaR22 and Tn 6167 islands. AbaR25 was characterized by the occurrence of a second copy of Tn 6022a interrupted by Tn 2006 carrying the bla OXA-23 gene.

Acinetobacter baumanniiclone (Java method)Genomic IslandsMolecular Sequence DataMicrobial Sensitivity TestsIntegronbeta-Lactam Resistancebeta-LactamasesDisease OutbreaksIntegronsMicrobiologyMechanisms of ResistancePharmacology (medical)GeneVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical molecular biology: 711Sequence (medicine)PharmacologyCross InfectionMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular epidemiologyStrain (chemistry)biologyOutbreakMethyltransferasesVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical microbiology: 715biology.organism_classificationLatviaAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesAcinetobacter baumanniiInfectious DiseasesCarbapenemsVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk immunologi: 716VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk mikrobiologi: 715DNA Transposable Elementsbiology.proteinGenes MDRVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical immunology: 716VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk molekylærbiologi: 711Acinetobacter Infections
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Karbapenēmrezistentās Acinetobacter baumannii epidemioloģija multidisciplinārā slimnīcā

2010

2-10 % no visām gram negatīvo baktēriju infekcijām Eiropas un Amerikas Savienoto Valstu intensīvās terapijas nodaļās ir Acinetobacter baumannii celmu izraisītas. Neskatoties uz šo mikroorganismu izraisītām veselības problēmām, tomēr to izplatības īpatnības, virulence, kā arī rezistences attīstības mehānismi nav līdz galam skaidri. Pētījuma mērķis Noskaidrot karbapenēmrezistentās A. baumannii infekcijas iespējamos riska faktorus, klīniskās izpausmes un izplatību Paula Stradiņa klīniskās universitātes slimnīcas nodaļās Materiāli un metodes Balstoties uz literatūrā aprakstītajiem pētījumiem pasaulē, tika izveidota anketa, kurā aizpildīts katrs laboratorijas ziņotais gadījums par karbapenēmrezi…

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