Emergence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing OXA-23 carbapenemase, Nigeria

Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;17(6):e469-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.12.008. Epub 2013 Jan 18.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Nigeria / epidemiology
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-lactamase OXA-23
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase