New Microbes and New Infections (Sep 2016)

First report of OXA-72 producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Romania

  • M. Georgescu,
  • I. Gheorghe,
  • A. Dudu,
  • I. Czobor,
  • M. Costache,
  • V.-C. Cristea,
  • V. Lazăr,
  • M.C. Chifiriuc

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2016.07.004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. C
pp. 87 – 88

Abstract

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This is the first report of an OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strain in Romania, isolated from chronic leg ulcer samples. Identification of the strain was performed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Presence of carbapenem resistance genes was investigated by PCR and sequencing. Our data support the spread of the blaOXA-72 gene in Eastern Europe.

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