| Literature DB >> 18032624 |
Alexandros Ikonomidis1, Eleni Ntokou, Antonios N Maniatis, Athanassios Tsakris, Spyros Pournaras.
Abstract
A total of 87 Acinetobacter baumannii nonrepetitive consecutive clinical isolates were tested for the presence of metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs). Results of phenotypic assays (MBL Etest, imipenem/imipenem-EDTA combined-disk test, and imipenem/EDTA double-disk synergy test) were negative in all cases, but molecular testing revealed the presence of two bla(VIM-1)-carrying isolates. One isolate had bla(VIM-1) preceded by a weak P1 promoter, and both had inactivated P2 promoters and reduced bla(VIM-1) expression, partially justifying the results revealing hidden MBL phenotypes.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18032624 PMCID: PMC2224304 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01670-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948