Outbreak of infection by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the carbapenemase OXA-58 in Belgium

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Nov;44(11):4189-92. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00796-06. Epub 2006 Sep 6.

Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were obtained from 17 patients between September 2004 and August 2005 at the Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. These multidrug-resistant isolates, which belonged to a single clone, remained susceptible to colistin and tigecycline only and produced the carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase OXA-58. This study highlights the importance of the intercountry spread of this beta-lactamase-mediated resistance mechanism and its epidemic evolution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Belgium / epidemiology
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase OXA-58, Acinetobacter junii