Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of serious nosocomial infections. Although
community-acquired infections are observed, the vast majority occur in people with …

Introduction Carbapenemases are β-lactamases able to hydrolyze a wide range of β-lactam
antibiotics, including carbapenems. Carbapenemase production in Enterobacterales …

Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex is the most commonly identified species in
the genus Acinetobacter and it accounts for a large percentage of nosocomial infections …

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is an opportunistic pathogen and leading cause of
health care-associated infections. Several known pathogenic factors, including …

Several Acinetobacter spp. act as opportunistic pathogens causing healthcare-associated
infections worldwide, and in this respect their ability to resist antimicrobial compounds has …

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) are emerging worldwide. In South
America, clinical isolates presenting such a phenotype usually do not belong to the globally …

Using a combination of short-and long-read DNA sequencing, we have investigated the
location of antibiotic resistance genes and characterized mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in …

The acquisition of bla OXA genes encoding different carbapenem-hydrolyzing class-D β-
lactamases (CHDL) represents a main determinant of carbapenem resistance in the …

Multidrug resistance, especially carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter bacteria is a global
healthcare concern. However, available data on the phenotypic and genotypic …

The purpose of this study was to characterize the complete sequence of a novel plasmid
carrying tigecycline resistance gene tet (X) and carbapenemase gene bla OXA-58 from a …