Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 enzyme in Curitiba, Brazil

Libera M. Dalla-Costa; Juliana M. Coelho; Helena A. P. H. M. Souza; Maria E. S. Castro; Christiane J. N. Stier; Karin L. Bragagnolo; Alvaro Rea-Neto; Sergio R. Penteado-Filho; David M. Livermore; Neil Woodford

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.7.3403-3406.2003

Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 enzyme in Curitiba, Brazil

Libera M. Dalla-Costa, Juliana M. Coelho, Helena A. P. H. M. Souza, Maria E. S. Castro, Christiane J. N. Stier, Karin L. Bragagnolo, Alvaro Rea-Neto, Sergio R. Penteado-Filho, David M. Livermore, Neil Woodford

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Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were obtained from eight patients in two hospitals in Curitiba, Brazil. The isolates were multiresistant, belonged to a single strain, and produced the OXA-23 carbapenemase. Treatment options were limited, although the isolates were susceptible to polymyxin B in vitro. The strain contributed to the deaths of five patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3403-3406
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	41
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.7.3403-3406.2003
Publication status	Published - Jul 2003

Keywords

Acinetobacter Infections
Acinetobacter baumannii
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil
Carbapenems
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
beta-Lactamases

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Dalla-Costa, L. M., Coelho, J. M., Souza, H. A. P. H. M., Castro, M. E. S., Stier, C. J. N., Bragagnolo, K. L., Rea-Neto, A., Penteado-Filho, S. R., Livermore, D. M., & Woodford, N. (2003). Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 enzyme in Curitiba, Brazil. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41(7), 3403-3406. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.7.3403-3406.2003

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