First report of Oxa-72-producing Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in Lebanon. (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al Atrouni, A.; Kempf, M.; Eveillard, M.; Rafei, R.; Hamze, M.; Joly-Guillou, M.-L.
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 9(2016)
• Page Start: 11
• Page End: 12
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: Acinetobacter calcoaceticus -- blaOxa-72 -- carbapenem resistance -- Lebanon -- vegetables; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.11.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

Abstract: Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. has been increasingly reported worldwide. We report here the first detection of an Acinetobacter calcoaceticus isolate from vegetables in Lebanon carrying the bla Oxa-72 gene. These findings show that the Lebanese environment may constitute a potential reservoir for this antibiotic resistance gene.