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Characterisation of ST25 NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter spp. strains leading the increase in NDM-1 emergence in Argentina
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Rodgers, Deja
Pasteran, Fernando
Calderon, Manuel
Jaber, Sara
Traglia, German M.
Albornoz, Ezequiel
Corso, Alejandra
Vila, Alejandro J.
Bonomo, Robert A.
Adams, Mark D.
Ramírez, María Soledad
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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii are recognised
by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an
urgent threat [1]. The most prevalent mechanism of carbapenem
resistance in Acinetobacter spp. is due to the presence of
carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β-lactamases, with OXA-23 being
the most common. The observed dispersion of blaOXA-23 is
attributed in part to the spread of successful A. baumannii global
clones such as GC1 and GC2 [2]. However, in the most recent years
an increased emergence of blaNDM-1-harbouring Acinetobacter spp.
isolates has been reported Fil: Rodgers, Deja. California State University. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Department of Biological Science. Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies; United States. Fil: Pasteran, Fernando. Ministerio de Salud. Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”. Servicio Antimicrobianos; Argentina. Fil: Calderon, Manuel. California State University. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Department of Biological Science. Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies; United States. Fil: Jaber, Sara. California State University. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Department of Biological Science. Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies; United States. Fil: Traglia, German M. Universidad de La República. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Higiene. Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnología; Uruguay. Fil: Albornoz, Ezequiel. Ministerio de Salud. Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”. Servicio Antimicrobianos; Argentina. Fil: Corso, Alejandra. Ministerio de Salud. Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán”. Servicio Antimicrobianos; Argentina. Fil: Vila, Alejandro J. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR -CONICET); Argentina. Fil: Vila, Alejandro J. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Área Biofísica; Argentina. Fil: Bonomo, Robert A. Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Research Service and GRECC; United States. Fil: Adams, Mark D. The Jackson Laboratory; United States. Fil: Ramírez, María Soledad. California State University. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Department of Biological Science. Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies; United States.