Horizontal transfer of OXA-23-carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter species in intensive care units at an academic complex hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Horizontal transfer of OXA-23-carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter species in intensive care units at an academic complex hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Introduction: Carbapenemase production is an important mechanism of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter species. This study investigated the presence of the carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β–lactamase- encoding genes, blaOXA-23 and blaOXA-58, and their association with the spread of multidrug-resi...

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Main Authors: Khine Swe Swe-Han, Melendhran Pillay, Desmond Schnugh, Koleka P. Mlisana, Kamaldeen Baba, Manormoney Pillay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-12-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
blaoxa-23 genes
carbapenem-hydrolysing class d β -lactamases (chdls)
horizontal transmission
molecular surveillance
Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/36

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