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Species identification and molecular characterization of Acinetobacter spp. blood culture isolates from Norway.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2011
Karah Nabil, Haldorsen Bjørg, Hegstad Kristin, Simonsen Gunnar Skov, Sundsfjord Arnfinn, Samuelsen Ørjan
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OBJECTIVES: The study investigated the species distribution, antibiotic susceptibility patterns and genotypic resistance characteristics of 113 consecutive blood culture isolates of Acinetobacter species collected between 2005 and 2007 throughout Norway. METHODS: Species identification was performed by partial rpoB sequence analysis, and verified by 16S rDNA and recA sequence analyses. Susceptibility testing was...
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