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Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: risk factors for acquisition and prevalent OXA-type carbapenemases--a multicentre study.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Nov 2010
Park Yoon Soo, Lee Hyukmin, Lee Kkot Sil, Hwang Seung Sik, Cho Yong Kyun, Kim Hyo Youl, Uh Young, Chin Bum Sik, Han Sang Hoon, Jeong Seok Hoon, Lee Kyungwon, Kim June Myung
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we investigated the risk factors for and carbapenem resistance mechanisms of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDR-AB). Isolates of XDR-AB were collected from seven tertiary care hospitals in South Korea. A case-control study for risk factor analysis was performed and the presence of the metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) and OXA genes was examined. The control group consisted of adult...
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