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Prevalence and diversity of carbapenemases among imipenem-nonsusceptible Acinetobacter isolates in Korea: emergence of a novel OXA-182.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Dec 2010
Kim Chang-Ki, Lee Yangsoon, Lee Hyukmin, Woo Gun-Jo, Song Wonkeun, Kim Mi-Na, Lee Wee-Gyo, Jeong Seok Hoon, Lee Kyungwon, Chong Yunsop
Abstract excerpt
Increase in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter poses a serious problem in Korea. In this study, 190 imipenem (IPM)-nonsusceptible (NS) Acinetobacter isolates from 12 Korean hospitals in 2007 were used to determine species, prevalence, and antimicrobial susceptibility of OXA carbapenemase- and metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing isolates. bla(OXA)-₂₃-like and ISAba1-asssociated bla(OXA)-₅₁-like genes were detected...
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