Dissemination of Acinetobacter baumannii clones with OXA-23 carbapenemase in Colombian hospitals

Maria Virginia Villegas, Juan Nicolas Kattan, Adriana Correa, Karen Lolans, Ana Maria Guzman, Neil Woodford, David Livermore, John P. Quinn*, Sandra Reyes, Ernesto Martínez, Lena Barrera, Luz Marina Gallardo, Alba Lucía Bohorquez, Nancy Villamarín, Carlos Alquichire, Aura Lucía Leal, Martha Ruiz, Mariluz Páez, Pilar Hurtado, Andrés TorresAdela Cubides, Henry Mendoza, Alba Lucia Sanín, Nancy Botía, Claudia Rodríguez, Sandra Reina, Martha Patricia Melendez, Sonia Cuervo, Jorge Cortés, Maria Cristina Paredes, Patricia Arroyo, Carlos Ignacio Gómez, Jaime López, Mónica Cuartas, Ana Lucia Correa, Jorge Donado, Julián Betancourth, Juan David Villa, Ana Cristina Quiroga, Luz Teresita Correa, Eugenia Loaiza, Luz Maria Melguiza, Martha Vallejo, Rubén Darío Trejos, Victoria García, Dora Rivas, Ezequiel Guijarro, Rubén Darío Camargo, Adriana Marín, Ángela Mendoza, Carmen Elisa Llano, Araceli Cano, Martha Lucía Gómez, Liliana Villa, Claudia Bárcenas, Adriana Pinto, Luis Ángel Villar, Claudia Echeverry, Amparo Ovalle

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Abstract

During 2005, 66 carbapenem-resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii were collected from seven tertiary-care hospitals participating in a nationwide surveillance network in Colombia. The isolates were multidrug resistant and produced the carbapenemases OXA-23 and OXA-51. Forty-five belonged to four clones while 21 were unique pulsotypes. One clone was present in two hospitals within one city, while another had spread between two hospitals in different cities. Blood, secretions, and abdominal fluids were the most frequent sites of isolation. This is the first description of widespread dissemination of OXA-23 in South America.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2001-2004
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume51
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2007

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