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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021

Detection of metallo-beta lactamases and oxacillinase genes in carbapenem-resistant

Abdelhamid Massik, Lahbib Hibaoui, Btissam Arhoune, Ghita Yahyaoui, Bouchra Oumokhtar, Mustapha Mahmoud

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  3. Synergistic Inhibition ofMicroorganisms · 2026
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  5. Analysis of carbapenem-resistantInternational journal of molecular epidemiology and genetics · 2024
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abdelhamid MassikLaboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University Hospital Center (CHU) Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Lahbib HibaouiLaboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University Hospital Center (CHU) Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Btissam ArhouneLaboratory of Microbiology and Molecular biology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Ghita YahyaouiLaboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University Hospital Center (CHU) Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Bouchra OumokhtarLaboratory of Microbiology and Molecular biology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Mustapha MahmoudLaboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University Hospital Center (CHU) Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionresistance to carbapenem is widespread among Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) strains. Metallo-beta lactamases enzymes (MBL) are responsible for carbapenem resistance, as are oxacillinases (OXA). In recent years, MBL producing carbapenem-resistant strains have been reported in the world and Morocco at increasing rates. Our study aimed to investigate the presence of carbapenemases in acinetobacter strains isolated from hospitalized patients in CHU Fez.

methodsa total of 58 imipenem-resistant A. baumannii strains isolated from clinical samples were investigated. The presence of MBL was described phenotypically by the double-disk synergy test (DDST), MBL E-test, and modified Hodge test. The bla

resultsfifty-eight strains were resistant to imipenem (98%), the modified Hodge test (MHT) was positive for 58 strains (100%), 47 strains (82%) were found to be positive for MBL by the test of double-disk synergy (DDST), 58 strains (100%) were positive by E-test MBL. The OXA 51 gene was detected in all strains, and the OXA 23 gene was detected in 53 strains (91%). In addition, the MBL genes were not detected by genotypic methods.

conclusionthe OXA-23 and OXA-51 carbapenemases type are responsible for the resistance to carbapenems in A. baumannii resistant to carbapenems in our establishment. Resistance to carbapenems by MBL enzymes has been found by phenotypic tests, which must be confirmed by genotypic methods; and solicit other MBL genes.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesCarbapenemsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMoroccoAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesCarbapenemsoxacillinaseAcinetobacter baumanniimetallo-beta lactamasesoxacillinases

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