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Novel gyrA and parC point mutations in two strains of Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to ciprofloxacin
29 Jul 2004
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Sir, Acinetobacter baumannii are now resistant to most antibacterial drugs, with some centres reporting up to 80% of strains resistant to all aminoglycosides, and there is resistance to imipenem and sulbactam. In addition, resistance to ciprofloxacin has rapidly emerged in clinical isolates.1 Fluoroquinolone resistance in A. baumannii has been associated with mutations in the gyrA and parC genes.2,3 It has been...
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