Epidemiology, resistance genomics and susceptibility of Acinetobacter species: results from the 2020 Spanish nationwide surveillance study

ConclusionsThe emergence of OXA-23-producing ST1 and ST2, the predominant MDR lineages, shows a pivotal shift in carbapenem-resistantA. baumannii (CRAB) epidemiology in Spain. Coupled with increased colistin resistance, these changes underscore notable alterations in regional antimicrobial resistance dynamics.

Source: Eurosurveillance - April 11, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Cristina Lasarte-Monterrubio, Paula Guijarro-S ánchez, Isaac Alonso-Garcia, Michelle Outeda, Romina Maceiras, Lucia González-Pinto, Marta Martínez-Guitián, Carlos Fernández-Lozano, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Ucha, German Bou, Jorge Arca-Suárez and Alejand Source Type: research