Pseudo-outbreak of Oxa-23-mediated carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in urinary tract infections caused by an automated urine analyzer

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Nov;35(11):1440-1. doi: 10.1086/678432.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / metabolism
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Equipment Contamination
  • Humans
  • Urinalysis / instrumentation
  • Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*
  • beta-Lactam Resistance
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

  • Carbapenems
  • beta-lactamase OXA-23
  • beta-Lactamases