Mobile genetic elements related to carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

作者：MARIANA ROMINA PAGANO, Andreza Francisco Martins, Afonso Luís Barth · 发表于：Brazilian Journal of Microbiology · 年份：2016 · DOI：10.1016/j.bjm.2016.06.005 · 被引用次数：148 · 研究领域：Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria、Escherichia coli research studies、Vibrio bacteria research studies

Acinetobacter baumannii is widely recognized as an important pathogen associated with nosocomial infections. The treatment of these infections is often difficult due to the acquisition of resistance genes. A. baumannii presents a high genetic plasticity which allows the accumulation of these resistance determinants leading to multidrug resistance. It is highlighted the importance of the horizontal transfer of resistance genes, through mobile genetic elements and its relationship with increased incidence of multidrug resistant A. baumannii in hospitals. Considering that resistance to carbapenems is very important from the clinical and epidemiological point of view, the aim of this article is to present an overview of the current knowledge about genetic elements related to carbapenem resistance in A. baumannii such as integrons, transposons, resistance islands and insertion sequences.