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Dissemination of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii genotypes carrying bla(OXA-23) collected from hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Jul 2009
Carvalho Karyne Rangel, Carvalho-Assef Ana Paula D'Alincourt, Peirano Gisele, Santos Lia Cristina Galvão Dos, Pereira Maria José Felix, Asensi Marise Dutra
Abstract excerpt
The present study reports the dissemination of multidrug-resistant (MDR) OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clones throughout hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A total of 110 imipenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates were obtained from January 2006 to September 2007 in eight hospitals. The modified Hodge test was performed to screen for carbapenemase production. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA...
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