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Genetic Basis of Multidrug Resistance in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Clinical Isolates at a Tertiary Medical Center in Pennsylvania
26 Aug 2008
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A total of 49 unique clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii identified at a tertiary medical center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between August 2006 and September 2007 were studied for the genetic basis of their MDR phenotype. Approximately half of all A. baumannii clinical isolates identified during this period qualified as MDR, defined by nonsusceptibility to three or more of the...
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