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Multiple Genetic Mutations Associated with Polymyxin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.

Authors :
Lim TP
Ong RT
Hon PY
Hawkey J
Holt KE
Koh TH
Leong ML
Teo JQ
Tan TY
Ng MM
Hsu LY
Source :
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy [Antimicrob Agents Chemother] 2015 Dec; Vol. 59 (12), pp. 7899-902. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Oct 05.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We studied polymyxin B resistance in 10 pairs of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, two of which had developed polymyxin B resistance in vivo. All polymyxin B-resistant isolates had lower growth rates than and substitution mutations in the lpx or pmrB gene compared to their parent isolates. There were significant differences in terms of antibiotic susceptibility and genetic determinants of resistance in A. baumannii isolates that had developed polymyxin B resistance in vivo compared to isolates that had developed polymyxin B resistance in vitro.<br /> (Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1098-6596
Volume :
59
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26438500
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01884-15