Saule, Mara; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Dumpis, Uga; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Karlsone, Aija; Balode, Arta; Miklasevics, Edvins; Karah, Nabil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
An outbreak of hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii infections, caused by a blaOXA-23-positive carbapenem-resistant
strain belonging to international clone II/ST2, was detected in Latvia. The strain was partially equipped with the armA gene and
the intI1-aacA4-catB8-aadA1-qacE 1 class 1 integron. In addition, the strain carried AbaR25, a novel AbaR4-like resistance island
of 46,500 bp ...