Characterization of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain carrying the bla(NDM-1) and bla(OXA-23) carbapenemase genes from the Czech Republic

Abstrakt

The study reports on the first blaNDM-1-positive Acinetobacter baumannii strain in the Czech Republic and adds to the body of evidence of the current spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter harbouring this metalo-ß-lactamase in Europe.

Klíčová slova

• metallo-ß-lactamases
• Tn125
• Tn2008
• European clone I