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Dissemination of IMP-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase–Producing Acinetobacter Species in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital
28 Jun 2006
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the emergence and dissemination of metallo- beta -lactamase (MBL)-producing Acinetobacter species. DESIGN: All carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter strains (1 strain per patient) collected during the period 1993-2001 were evaluated. SETTING: A Brazilian tertiary care teaching hospital (Hospital Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo). METHODS: Seventy-three strains of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species...
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