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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 22:12:43-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.04.005. eCollection 2016 Jul.

Emergence of NDM-1 and OXA-72 producing Acinetobacter pittii clinical isolates in Lebanon

A Al Atrouni  1 , M-L Joly-Guillou  2 , M Hamze  3 , M Kempf  2
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Emergence of NDM-1 and OXA-72 producing Acinetobacter pittii clinical isolates in Lebanon

A Al Atrouni et al. New Microbes New Infect. .

Abstract

Acinetobacter spp. have emerged as global opportunistic pathogen causing a wide range of infections. Emergence of carbapenem resistance in these organisms is a matter of great concern. We report here the first detection of Acinetobacter pittii clinical isolates in Lebanon carrying either the bla NDM-1 or the bla OXA-72 gene.

Keywords: Acinetobacter pittii; Lebanon; blaNDM-1; blaOxa-72; carbapenem resistance.

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