First report of the blaOXA-58 gene in a clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carbapenemase production is an important mechanism of carbapenem resistance among nonfermentative Gram-negative isolates. This study aimed to report the detection of blaOXA-58 gene in multiresistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii recovered from inpatients in a public hospital. Polymerase chain reaction tests were performed to detect the blaOXA-23-like, blaOXA-24-like, blaOXA-58-like and blaOXA-51-like genes. The blaOXA-58 and blaOXA-23 genes were detected in one and three isolates, respectively. Sequencing of the blaOXA-58-like amplicon revealed 100% identity with the A. baumannii blaOXA-58 gene listed in the GenBank database. This is the first report of an OXA-58-producing A. baumannii isolate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Main Authors:	Figueiredo,Deuseli Quaresma de, Santos,Kátia Regina Netto dos, Pereira,Eliezer Menezes, Schuenck,Ricardo Pinto, Mendonça-Souza,Cláudia Rezende Vieira de, Teixeira,Lúcia Martins, Mondino,Silvia Susana Bona de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000300019
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