First report of OXA-72 producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Romania.

ABSTRACT: This is the first report of an OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strain in Romania, isolated from chronic leg ulcer samples. Identification of the strain was performed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Presence of carbapenem resistance genes was investigated by PCR and sequencing. Our data support the spread of the bla OXA-72 gene in Eastern Europe.

SUBMITTER: Georgescu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4982923 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature