Resistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly reported and is
mostly associated with expression of carbapenemases (3, 6). Those carbapenemases are …

We investigated the mechanism of carbapenem resistance in 10 Acinetobacter baumannii
strains isolated from the United States and Mexico between 2005 and 2009. The detection of …

ABSTRACT A carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain was isolated in
Toulouse, France, in 2003. Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli identified the …

Carbapenems are among the drugs of choice for treating nosocomial infections due to
multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains (4). However, their efficacy is being …

Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter spp. is increasingly being associated with OXA-
type β-lactamases with weak hydrolytic activity against imipenem and meropenem. Such …

Two clonally related Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, A1 and A2, were obtained from the
same patient. Isolate A2, selected after an imipenem-containing treatment, showed reduced …

Genetic structures surrounding the carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase gene bla OXA-58
were characterized in a series of OXA-58-positive Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important clinical pathogen which often causes fatal
infections among seriously ill patients. Treatment options for managing infections caused by …

The basis of the β-lactam resistance of 39 multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
isolates recovered from hospitalized patients was studied. These isolates were collected …

Objectives To measure the variability in carbapenem susceptibility conferred by different
OxaAb variants, characterize the molecular evolution of oxaAb and elucidate the …