RESUMO

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were obtained from eight patients in two hospitals in Curitiba, Brazil. The isolates were multiresistant, belonged to a single strain, and produced the OXA-23 carbapenemase. Treatment options were limited, although the isolates were susceptible to polymyxin B in vitro. The strain contributed to the deaths of five patients.

Assuntos

Infecções por Acinetobacter/epidemiologia , Acinetobacter baumannii/efeitos dos fármacos , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Surtos de Doenças , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , beta-Lactamases/metabolismo , Infecções por Acinetobacter/microbiologia , Acinetobacter baumannii/enzimologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Brasil/epidemiologia , Hospitais de Ensino , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade