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Emergence and dissemination of blaOXA-23-carrying imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter sp in a regional hospital in Taiwan.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Feb 2011
Lin Ming-Feng, Kuo Han-Yueh, Yeh Hui-Wen, Yang Chih-Man, Sung Chih-Hung, Tu Chi-Chao, Huang Mei-Luan, Liou Ming-Li
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BACKGROUND: The distribution and characterization of OXA-type carbapenemases in Acinetobacter sp in Taiwan has less been reported. The aim of the study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology and OXA-type carbapenemase genes in a regional hospital in Taiwan. METHODS: Imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter sp were collected between 2005 and 2007 in a regional hospital. Genotyping was performed by pulsed-field gel...
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