Mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis isolates from Thailand Singkham-in, Uthaibhorn and Chatsuwan, Tanittha,, 67, 1667-1672 (2018), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000845, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 0022-2615, abstract= Purpose. The emergence of carbapenem resistance in non-baumannii Acinetobacter has increased in clinical settings worldwide. We investigated the prevalence and mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in A. pittii and A. nosocomialis Thai isolates. Methodology. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii (Acb) complex isolates were identified by gyrB mulitplex PCR. Carbapenem susceptibilities were studied by the agar dilution method and carbapenemase genes were detected by multiplex PCR. Reductions of the outer membrane proteins (OMPs) were evaluated by SDS-PAGE. Overexpressions of efflux pumps were detected by using efflux pump inhibitors and RT-PCR. Results. Of the 346 Acb isolates, 22 and 19 were A. pittii and A. nosocomialis, respectively. The carbapenem resistance rates were 22.7 % in A. pittii and 26.3 % in A. nosocomialis. Three carbapenem-resistant A. pittii carried bla OXA-23. One carbapenem-resistant A. pittii harboured bla OXA-58, while another isolate co-harboured bla OXA-58 and bla IMP-14a. bla OXA-58 was also found in three carbapenem-susceptible A. pittii. Five carbapenem-resistant A. nosocomialis carried bla OXA-23. Eighteen A. pittii isolates carried bla OXA-213-like. Reduced OMPs were found in carbapenem-resistant and -susceptible A. pittii carrying bla OXA-58, but were not detected in carbapenem-resistant A. nosocomialis isolates. Overexpression of adeE was found in carbapenem-resistant A. pittii. No efflux pump genes were present in carbapenem-resistant A. nosocomialis. Conclusion. The major mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in A. pittii and A. nosocomialis were the production of OXA-23 and OXA-58. Overexpression of adeE played a role in carbapenem resistance in A. pittii. Since bla OXA-58 was found in carbapenem-susceptible A. pittii, using carbapenems in the treatment of A. pittii infection should be considered., language=, type=