Research Article

Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Encoding Genes in Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates in South Africa

Table 1

Quality control (QC) organisms used for the detection of resistant genes in this study.

OrganismATCC or NCTC numberResistant gene(s)

A. baumanniiNCTC 13302OXA-26 (OXA-24-like; OXA-51-like
A. baumanniiNCTC 13305OXA-58
Klebsiella pneumoniaeATCC-BAA 2146NDM
A. baumanniiNCTC 13301OXA-23
A. baumanniiNCTC 13303OXA-26 (OXA-51-like)
A. baumanniiNCTC 13304OXA-27 (OXA-51-like)
Enterobacter cloacaeNCTC 13405AmpC
Pseudomonas aeruginosaNSCC stockVIM
A. baumanniiATCC 19606OXA-51
Escherichia coliNCTC 13476IMP-1
Escherichia coliSe 131 (accession number: AJ238350)intI1
Pseudomonas aeruginosaATCC 27853OXA-24-like; OXA-51-like
Klebsiella pneumoniaeATCC 8303SIM-1
A. baumanniiAYE strainAmpC, ISAba1, OXA-51-like