Clonal relationship and the association of the ST218 strain harboring blaOXA-72 gene to mortality in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia.

CONCLUSION: This study showed the clonal relationship of isolates harboring the carbapenemase gene in CRAB bacteremia. Patients with the ST218 strain harboring blaOXA-72 gene had high mortality. This warrants further research to determine the mechanism of virulence and risk factors in order to reduce mortality. PMID: 30448082 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research