Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 enzyme in Curitiba, Brazil
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Data de publicação
2003
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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178
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Dalia-Costa L.M.
Coelho J.M.
Souza H.A.P.H.M.
Castro M.E.S.
Stier C.J.N.
Bragagnolo K.L.
Rea-Neto A.
Penteado-Filho S.R.
Livermore D.M.
Woodford N.
Coelho J.M.
Souza H.A.P.H.M.
Castro M.E.S.
Stier C.J.N.
Bragagnolo K.L.
Rea-Neto A.
Penteado-Filho S.R.
Livermore D.M.
Woodford N.
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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were obtained from eight patients in two hospitals in Curitiba, Brazil. The isolates were multiresistant, belonged to a single strain, and produced the OXA-23 carbapenemase. Treatment options were limited, although the isolates were susceptible to polymyxin B in vitro. The strain contributed to the deaths of five patients.