Abstract

Invasive infection caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter soli, Japan.

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  • We report a case of infection with carbapenem-resistant A. soli producing another

  • Acinetobacter isolates resistant to piperacillin/tazobactam and carbapenems were recovered from the blood samples, so piperacillin/tazobactam was discontinued on May 14

  • More than 30 Acinetobacter species had been registered by January 2012 [4]; A. soli was initially isolated from the soil of a mountain forest in South Korea in 2007 [5] and has been recovered from blood cultures of 5 neonates in Brazil [6]

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5. Jones JL, Kruszon-Moran D, Wilson M, McQuillan G, Navin T, McAuley JB, et al Toxoplasma gondii infection in the United States: seroprevalence and risk factors. Invasive Infection Caused by Acinetobacter soli, Japan Acinetobacter isolates resistant to piperacillin/tazobactam and carbapenems were recovered from the blood samples, so piperacillin/tazobactam was discontinued on May 14.

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