Mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis isolates from Thailand.

CONCLUSION: The major mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in A. pittii and A. nosocomialis were the production of OXA-23 and OXA-58. Overexpression of adeE played a role in carbapenem resistance in A. pittii. Since blaOXA-58 was found in carbapenem-susceptible A. pittii, using carbapenems in the treatment of A. pittii infection should be considered. PMID: 30311872 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research