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Epidemic multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii related to European clonal types I and II in Rome (Italy).
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2009
D'Arezzo S, Capone A, Petrosillo N, Visca P, Ballardini M, Bartolini S, Bordi E, Di Stefano A, Galiè M, Minniti R, Meledandri M, Pacciani L, Parisi G, Prignano G, Santini C, Valmarin M, Venditti M, Ziantoni S
Abstract excerpt
The molecular epidemiology and the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in 88 multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated during 18 months from infected patients in seven intensive care units (ICUs) in Rome were investigated. Random amplified polymorphic DNA and macrorestriction analysis identified two predominant clonal types, genetically related to the European epidemic clones I (type...
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