Article
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing strain of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from a patient in France
1 Jan 1999
Abstract excerpt
J Antimicrob Chemother 1999; 43: 157–158 Sir, Acinetobacter spp., especially Acinetobacter baumannii, are common opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised patients and currently cause 10% of nosocomial infections in intensive care unit patients. 1 They tend to be resistant to multiple antibiotics and to produce cephalosporinases. 2 Indeed, hyperproduction of cephalosporinases, together with decreased outer...
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