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Epidemiology of multiple Acinetobacter outbreaks in The Netherlands during the period 1999-2001.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2006
van den Broek P J, Arends J, Bernards A T, De Brauwer E, Mascini E M, van der Reijden T J K, Spanjaard L, Thewessen E A P M, van der Zee A, van Zeijl J H, Dijkshoorn L
Abstract excerpt
An increase in the number of outbreaks of Acinetobacter infection was notified in The Netherlands during 1999-2001. The present study compared the outbreaks at the species and strain levels, and analysed the epidemiology and control measures at the different locations. For each institute, three representative isolates from three patients were identified to the species and strain levels by genotyping methods. A...
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