Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain

Acosta Barriga, Joshi; Merino Carballeira, María; Viedma Moreno, Esther; Poza, Margarita; Sanz, Francisca; Otero, Joaquín R.; Chaves Sánchez, Fernando; Bou, Germán

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Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2183/41823

DOI: 10.3201/eid1706.091866

Publication date

2011-06

Authors

Acosta Barriga, Joshi

Merino Carballeira, María

Viedma Moreno, Esther

Poza, Margarita

Sanz, Francisca

Otero, Joaquín R.

Chaves Sánchez, Fernando

Bou, Germán

Bibliographic citation

Acosta, J., Merino, M., Viedma, E., Poza, M., Sanz, F., Otero, J. R....Bou, G. (2011). Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17(6), 1064-1067. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1706.091866

Abstract

[Abstract] In February 2006, a patient colonized with a multidrug-resistant sequence type 56 Acinetobacter baumannii strain was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. This strain spread rapidly and caused a large outbreak in the hospital. Clinicians should be alert for this strain because its spread would have serious health consequences.