Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: the molecular epidemic features of an emerging problem in health care facilities

Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: the molecular epidemic features of an emerging problem in health care facilities

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic gram-negative pathogen with increasing relevance in a variety of nosocomial infections especially among intensive-care-unit (ICU) patients. Carbapenems have been widely used to treat serious multidrug-resistant A. baumannii infections; however, incidences...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Zarrilli, Maria Giannouli, Federica Tomasone, Maria Triassi, Athanassios Tsakris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
nosocomial outbreaks
genotyping
carbapenemases
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/240
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