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Distribution of blaOXA-carrying imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. in 3 hospitals in Taiwan.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2010
Kuo Han-Yueh, Yang Chih-Man, Lin Ming-Feng, Cheng Wen-Lin, Tien Ni, Liou Ming-Li
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We investigated the molecular epidemiology and OXA-type carbapenemase genes of 83 imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. collected from 2 university hospitals (hospitals A and B) and a regional hospital (hospital C) during 2007 in Taiwan. Genotyping by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis identified 51 pulsotypes. None of the pulsotypes established predominance throughout the 3 hospitals. Multiplex polymerase chain...
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