OXA β-lactamases

Evans, Benjamin A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6849-9758 and Amyes, Sebastian G B (2014) OXA β-lactamases. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 27 (2). pp. 241-263. ISSN 0893-8512

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Abstract

The OXA β-lactamases were among the earliest β-lactamases detected; however, these molecular class D β-lactamases were originally relatively rare and always plasmid mediated. They had a substrate profile limited to the penicillins, but some became able to confer resistance to cephalosporins. From the 1980s onwards, isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii that were resistant to the carbapenems emerged, manifested by plasmid-encoded β-lactamases (OXA-23, OXA-40, and OXA-58) categorized as OXA enzymes because of their sequence similarity to earlier OXA β-lactamases. It was soon found that every A. baumannii strain possessed a chromosomally encoded OXA β-lactamase (OXA-51-like), some of which could confer resistance to carbapenems when the genetic environment around the gene promoted its expression. Similarly, Acinetobacter species closely related to A. baumannii also possessed their own chromosomally encoded OXA β-lactamases; some could be transferred to A. baumannii, and they formed the basis of transferable carbapenem resistance in this species. In some cases, the carbapenem-resistant OXA β-lactamases (OXA-48) have migrated into the Enterobacteriaceae and are becoming a significant cause of carbapenem resistance. The emergence of OXA enzymes that can confer resistance to carbapenems, particularly in A. baumannii, has transformed these β-lactamases from a minor hindrance into a major problem set to demote the clinical efficacy of the carbapenems.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	acinetobacter,acinetobacter infections,anti-bacterial agents,enterobacteriaceae,enterobacteriaceae infections,gene transfer, horizontal,humans,beta-lactam resistance,beta-lactamases
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2016 00:09
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 01:44
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59878
DOI:	10.1128/CMR.00117-13

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