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Panresistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase SHV-5-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from New York City
19 Sept 2007
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Sir, Over the last decade, nosocomial infections of Acinetobacter baumannii have been described with an increasing trend towards multidrug resistance, mostly in intensive care units. 1 The main mechanisms of resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins in A . baumannii are the overexpression of chromosome-encoded cephalosporinases and plasmid-encoded Ambler class A, B and D β-lactamases. 1A . baumannii...
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