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Trends in antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from a metropolitan Detroit health system.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 May 2010
Reddy Tara, Chopra Teena, Marchaim Dror, Pogue Jason M, Alangaden George, Salimnia Hossein, Boikov Dina, Navon-Venezia Shiri, Akins Robert, Selman Philip, Dhar Sorabh, Kaye Keith S
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A phenotypic and genotypic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii was conducted from 2003 to 2008 in Detroit, MI. The incidence of A. baumannii increased from 1.7 to 3.7/1,000 patient days during the study period. Susceptibility to ampicillin-sulbactam and imipenem decreased from approximately 90% to approximately 40%. Genotyping revealed polyclonality, suggesting either emergence of multiple resistant strains or...
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