Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 77-79, January 2003

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

  • Ana C Gales

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório Alerta, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Maria C.B Tognim

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório Alerta, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Division of Microbiology, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
    • ,
  • Adriana O Reis

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório Alerta, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Ronald N Jones

      Affiliations

    • The Jones Group/JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, IA, USA
    • ,
  • H.élio S Sader

      Affiliations

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

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.

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PII: S0732-8893(02)00500-X

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

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 77-79, January 2003

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