Accession Number:
ADA522596
Title:
Tetracycline Susceptibility Testing and Resistance Genes in Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii-Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Complex from a U.S. Military Hospital
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Corporate Author:
BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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Report Date:
2009-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
4.0
Abstract:
Infections with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-Acinetobacter calcoaceticus complex bacteria complicate the care of U.S. military personnel and civilians worldwide. One hundred thirty-three isolates from 89 patients at our facility during 2006 and 2007 were tested by disk diffusion, Etest, and broth microdilution for susceptibility to tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, and tigecycline. Minocycline was the most active in vitro, with 90 of the isolates tested susceptible. Susceptibilities varied significantly with the testing method. The acquired tetracycline resistance genes tetA, tetB, and tetA39 were present in the isolates.
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Subject Categories:
- Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology
- Medicine and Medical Research
- Microbiology