Genetic landscape and evolution of Acinetobacter pittii, an underestimated emerging nosocomial pathogen
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08156-y
Abstract: As a member of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex, Acinetobacter pittii has been an emerging concern in nosocomial infection due to its increasing prevalence and multidrug resistance (MDR). However, its population structure remains broadly unknown, hampering efficient… read more here.
Keywords: acinetobacter pittii; acinetobacter; pittii; genetic landscape ... See more keywords
Earliest identification of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) in Acinetobacter pittii in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0348-2018
Abstract: We report the occurrence in Brazil of the bla NDM-1 gene in Acinetobacter pittii, prior to the previously described first reports regarding the species Providencia rettgeri and Enterobacter hormaechei. Clinical isolates were investigated by polymerase… read more here.
Keywords: identification new; bla ndm; acinetobacter pittii; earliest identification ... See more keywords
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of a Tigecycline-Resistant Acinetobacter pittii Isolate Carrying blaNDM–1 and the Novel blaOXA Allelic Variant blaOXA–1045
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.868152
Abstract: A tigecycline-resistant Acinetobacter pittii clinical strain from pleural fluid carrying a blaNDM–1 gene and a novel blaOXA gene, blaOXA–1045, was isolated and characterized. The AP2044 strain acquired two copies of the blaNDM–1 gene and six… read more here.
Keywords: resistant acinetobacter; carrying blandm; blaoxa; blaoxa 1045 ... See more keywords