First report of Oxa-72-producing Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in Lebanon

Abstract

Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. has been increasingly reported worldwide. We report here the first detection of an Acinetobacter calcoaceticus isolate from vegetables in Lebanon carrying the blaOxa-72 gene. These findings show that the Lebanese environment may constitute a potential reservoir for this antibiotic resistance gene.

Keywords

• Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
• blaOxa-72
• carbapenem resistance
• Lebanon
• vegetables