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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates from nosocomial outbreaks in Los Angeles County, California.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2008
Valentine Sonya C, Contreras Deisy, Tan Stephanie, Real Lilian J, Chu Sheena, Xu H Howard
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains have increasingly resulted in nosocomial outbreaks worldwide, leaving limited options for treatment. To date, little has been reported on the antimicrobial susceptibilities and genomic profiles of A. baumannii strains from hospital outbreaks in the Greater Los Angeles area. In this study, we examined the susceptibilities and genetic profiles of 20 nonduplicate...
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