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Emergence of PER-2 and VEB-1a in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains in the Americas
28 Aug 2006
Abstract excerpt
Antimicrobial treatment of Acinetobacter infections may be limited because of the emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and carbapenemase-producing multiresistant strains (7, 13). Non-TEM-, non-SHV-derived ESBLs (such as PER and VEB) have been documented in Acinetobacter isolates from Europe and Asia (7) but not yet from the Americas. Recently, an increasing trend has been documented in carbapenem...
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