Korean J Clin Microbiol.  2009 Mar;12(1):1-5. 10.5145/KJCM.2009.12.1.1.

Mechanisms of Acquiring Carbapenem-resistance in Acinetobacter Species

• Jeong SH

• KMID: 1469962
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5145/KJCM.2009.12.1.1

Abstract

A rapid dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. represents a significant clinical threat. Production of OXA carbapenemases and metallo-beta- lactamases (MBLs) is the most important mechanism in acquiring carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter spp. Carbapenem resistance has also ascribed to non- enzymatic mechanisms, including changes in outer membrane proteins, alterations in the affinity or expression of penicillin-binding proteins, and overexpression of efflux pumps. The most important mechanism in A. baumannii isolates from Korea is the production of OXA-23, while that in other species of Acinetobacter is the production of metallo-beta-lactamases.

Keyword

Acinetobacter; OXA carbapenemase; OXA- 51; OXA-23; Metallo-beta-lactamase; Outer membrane protein; AdeABC efflux pump

MeSH Terms

Acinetobacter
Korea
Membrane Proteins
Oxytocin
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Membrane Proteins
Oxytocin
Penicillin-Binding Proteins

Figure

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  Fig. 1. The increasing trend of imipenem-resistance in clinical isolates of A. baumannii from a university hospital in Seoul, Korea. Resistance rates are calculated from all isolates (duplicate isolates were not excluded).

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