Multicity Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Producing the Carbapenemase OXA-40

During 2005 we detected a multicity outbreak of infections or colonization due to high-level imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MIC, 64 μg/ml). One hundred isolates from diverse sources were obtained from seven acute-care hospitals and two extended-care facilities; 97% of the isolates belon...

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Main Authors: Lolans, Karen, Rice, Thomas W., Munoz-Price, L. Silvia, Quinn, John P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Mechanisms of Resistance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1563549/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16940085
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00116-06
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