Molecular characterization of NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter pittii isolated from Turkey in 2006.

The article discusses research on the occurrence of New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) in Acinetobacter pittii, with the isolate recovered from a female patient in eastern Turkey, who underwent surgery for metastatic carcinoma. Topics covered include the complications experienced by the patient from chemo- and radiotherapy, the results of the antibiotic susceptibility testing conducted on the patient, and the features of the genetic platform harbouring NDM-1 in the isolate.