High prevalence of OXA-51-type class D beta-lactamases among ceftazidime-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp.: co-existence with OXA-58 in multiple centres

VAHABOĞLU, HALUK

doi:10.1093/jac/dkl273

High prevalence of OXA-51-type class D beta-lactamases among ceftazidime-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp.: co-existence with OXA-58 in multiple centres

VAHABOĞLU H.

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, vol.58, no.3, pp.537-542, 2006 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 58 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1093/jac/dkl273
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Page Numbers: pp.537-542

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to demonstrate the prevalence of the newly discovered carbapenem-hydrolysing class D enzymes, OXA-51-type and OXA-58, among clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp.