Dissemination of an NDM-2-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clone in an Israeli Rehabilitation Center

P. Espinal, G. Fugazza, Y. López, M. Kasma, Y. Lerman, S. Malhotra-Kumar, H. Goossens, Y. Carmeli, J. Vila*

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Abstract

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) was initially identified in various Enterobacteriaceae and recently in Acinetobacter baumannii. This study described the clonal dissemination of an NDM-2-producing A. baumannii isolate in an Israeli rehabilitation ward and the genetic surroundings of the gene. The bla NDM-2 gene was surrounded by the ble and trpF genes downstream and two copies of the ISAba125 on both sides. These are the first NDM-producing A. baumannii strains in Israel from patients with no previous travel or hospitalization on the Indian subcontinent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5396-5398
Number of pages3
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume55
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Seventh Framework Programme223031

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