scholarly journals Globally Expanding Carbapenemase Finally Appears in Spain: Nosocomial Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii Producing Plasmid-Encoded OXA-23 in Barcelona, Spain

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 5155-5157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noraida Mosqueda ◽  
Paula Espinal ◽  
Clara Cosgaya ◽  
Sergio Viota ◽  
Virginia Plasensia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Nosocomial Outbreak ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hospital Outbreak

ABSTRACTResistance ofAcinetobacter baumanniiclinical isolates to carbapenems is on the rise worldwide mainly in association with the production of OXA-23. Until recently, however, OXA-23 was absent in Spain. In this work, we report the molecular characterization of a hospital outbreak of OXA-23-producingA. baumanniiin Barcelona caused by a multidrug-resistant (MDR) clone belonging to international clone IC-II/sequence type ST85 between October 2010 and May 2011.blaOXA-23was carried in a plasmid of 90 kb and located within the composite transposon Tn2006.

scholarly journals Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
R Bawazeer ◽  
M Algoribi ◽  
T Abujamel ◽  
L Okdah ◽  
M Alzayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Clinical Isolates

scholarly journals Complete Genome Sequences of Four Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (40) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peechanika Chopjitt ◽  
Thidathip Wongsurawat ◽  
Piroon Jenjaroenpun ◽  
Parichart Boueroy ◽  
Rujirat Hatrongjit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Complete Genome ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Type Isolate ◽  
Resistant Genes ◽  
Extensively Drug Resistant

ABSTRACT Here, we report the complete genome sequences of four clinical isolates of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDRAB), isolated in Thailand. These results revealed multiple antimicrobial-resistant genes, each involving two sequence type 16 (ST16) isolates, ST2, and a novel sequence type isolate, ST1479.

scholarly journals In Vitro Activity of Sulbactam-Durlobactam against Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex Isolates Collected Globally in 2016 and 2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. McLeod ◽  
Samir H. Moussa ◽  
Meredith A. Hackel ◽  
Alita A. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Single Amino Acid ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
Severe Infections ◽  
Sources Of Infection

ABSTRACT Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (ABC) organisms cause severe infections that are difficult to treat due to preexisting antibiotic resistance. Sulbactam-durlobactam (formerly sulbactam-ETX2514) (SUL-DUR) is a β-lactam–β-lactamase inhibitor combination antibiotic designed to treat serious infections caused by ABC organisms, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains. The in vitro antibacterial activities of SUL-DUR and comparator agents were determined by broth microdilution against 1,722 clinical isolates of ABC organisms collected in 2016 and 2017 from 31 countries across Asia/South Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. Over 50% of these isolates were resistant to carbapenems. Against this collection of global isolates, SUL-DUR had a MIC50/MIC90 of 1/2 μg/ml compared to a MIC50/MIC90 of 8/64 μg/ml for sulbactam alone. This level of activity was found to be consistent across organisms, regions, sources of infection, and subsets of resistance phenotypes, including MDR and extensively drug-resistant isolates. The SUL-DUR activity was superior to those of the tested comparators, with only colistin having similar potency. Whole-genome sequencing of the 39 isolates (2.3%) with a SUL-DUR MIC of >4 μg/ml revealed that these strains encoded either the metallo-β-lactamase NDM-1, which durlobactam does not inhibit, or single amino acid substitutions near the active site of penicillin binding protein 3 (PBP3), the primary target of sulbactam. In summary, SUL-DUR demonstrated potent antibacterial activity against recent, geographically diverse clinical isolates of ABC organisms, including MDR isolates.

scholarly journals Characterization of RelA in Acinetobacter baumannii

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Pérez-Varela ◽  
Aimee R. P. Tierney ◽  
Ju-Sim Kim ◽  
Andrés Vázquez-Torres ◽  
Philip Rather
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Galleria Mellonella ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Cell Physiology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Content Model ◽  
Transposon Insertion ◽  
Downstream Effectors

ABSTRACT In response to nutrient depletion, the RelA and SpoT proteins generate the signaling molecule (p)ppGpp, which then controls a number of downstream effectors to modulate cell physiology. In Acinetobacter baumannii strain AB5075, a relA ortholog (ABUW_3302) was identified by a transposon insertion that conferred an unusual colony phenotype. An in-frame deletion in relA (ΔrelA) failed to produce detectable levels of ppGpp when amino acid starvation was induced with serine hydroxamate. The ΔrelA mutant was blocked from switching from the virulent opaque colony variant (VIR-O) to the avirulent translucent colony variant (AV-T), but the rate of AV-T to VIR-O switching was unchanged. In addition, the ΔrelA mutation resulted in a pronounced hypermotile phenotype on 0.35% agar plates. This hypermotility was dependent on the activation of a LysR regulator ABUW_1132, which was required for expression of AbaR, a LuxR family quorum-sensing regulator. In the ΔrelA mutant, ABUW_1132 was also required for the increased expression of an operon composed of the ABUW_3766-ABUW_3773 genes required for production of the surfactant-like lipopeptide acinetin 505. Additional phenotypes identified in the ΔrelA mutant included (i) cell elongation at high density, (ii) reduced formation of persister cells tolerant to colistin and rifampin, and (iii) decreased virulence in a Galleria mellonella model. IMPORTANCE Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen of worldwide importance. Due to the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance, these infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. New therapies are required to combat multidrug-resistant isolates. The role of RelA in A. baumannii is largely unknown. This study demonstrates that like in other bacteria, RelA controls a variety of functions, including virulence. Strategies to inhibit the activity of RelA and the resulting production of ppGpp could inhibit virulence and may represent a new therapeutic approach.

scholarly journals Functional Characterization of AbaQ, a Novel Efflux Pump Mediating Quinolone Resistance inAcinetobacter baumannii

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Pérez-Varela ◽  
Jordi Corral ◽  
Jesús Aranda ◽  
Jordi Barbé
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Efflux Pump ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Quinolone Resistance ◽  
Nosocomial Pathogen ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mfs Transporter

ABSTRACTAcinetobacter baumanniihas emerged as an important multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen. In previous work, we identified a putative MFS transporter, AU097_RS17040, involved in the pathogenicity ofA. baumannii(M. Pérez-Varela, J. Corral, J. A. Vallejo, S. Rumbo-Feal, G. Bou, J. Aranda, and J. Barbé, Infect Immun 85:e00327-17, 2017,https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00327-17). In this study, we analyzed the susceptibility to diverse antimicrobial agents ofA. baumanniicells defective in this transporter, referred to as AbaQ. Our results showed that AbaQ is mainly involved in the extrusion of quinolone-type drugs inA. baumannii.

Molecular characterization of lpxACD and pmrA/B two-component regulatory system in the colistin resistance Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

Gene Reports ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 100952
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Kandehkar Ghahraman ◽  
Hossein Hosseini-Nave ◽  
Omid Azizi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Shakibaie ◽  
Hamid Reza Mollaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Colistin Resistance ◽  
Two Component

Molecular characterization of CTX-M-15-producing clinical isolates of Escherichia coli reveals the spread of multidrug-resistant ST131 (O25:H4) and ST964 (O102:H6) strains in Norway

Apmis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 526-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
UMAER NASEER ◽  
BJØRG HALDORSEN ◽  
STÅLE TOFTELAND ◽  
KRISTIN HEGSTAD ◽  
FLEMMING SCHEUTZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Clinical Isolates
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