Emergence of an IMP-like metallo-enzyme in an Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strain from a Brazilian teaching hospital

Received 15 July 2002; accepted 15 July 2002.

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. constitute a serious cause of nosocomial infection in Brazilian hospitals. This manuscript reports the first appearance of an IMP-like metallo-β-lactamase encountered in a clinical isolate of A. baumannii from a Brazilian teaching hospital.

a Laboratório Alerta, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

b Division of Microbiology, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

c The Jones Group/JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, IA, USA

Corresponding author: Tel.: +55-11-5081-8020; fax: +55-11-5571-5180

PII: S0732-8893(02)00500-X

doi:10.1016/S0732-8893(02)00500-X

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