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Dissemination of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in various hospitals of Antananarivo Madagascar.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 30 Jun 2010
Andriamanantena Tahiry S, Ratsima Elisoa, Rakotonirina Hanitra C, Randrianirina Frédérique, Ramparany Lovasoa, Carod Jean-François, Richard Vincent, Talarmin Antoine
Abstract excerpt
This study reports the dissemination of multidrug-resistant (MDR) OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii clones in hospitals in Antananarivo, Madagascar. A total of 53 carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates were obtained from September 2006 to March 2009 in five hospitals. These resistant strains represent 44% of all A. baumannii isolates. The double disk synergy test was performed to screen for production...
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