Genomic Analysis of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Recovered from Chilean Hospitals Reveals Lineages Specific to South America and Multiple Routes for Acquisition of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Bárbara Brito, Jonathan Koong, Aniela Wozniak, Andrés Opazo-Capurro, Joyce To, Patricia García, Mohammad Hamidian
Abstract
Treating infections caused by carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CR Ab ) has become a global challenge given that CR Ab strains are also often resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. Analysis of whole-genome sequence data is now a standard approach for studying the genomic context of antibiotic resistance genes; however, genome sequence data from South American countries are scarce.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiBiologyGeneAcinetobacterAntibioticsGeneticsCarbapenemAntibiotic resistanceDrug resistanceMicrobiologyBacteriaPseudomonas aeruginosaAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts