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Spread of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii of European clone II in Western China.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Sept 2011
He Chao, Xie Yi, Fan Hong, Kang Mei, Tao Chuanmin, Zhang Rong, Hu Yunjian, Chen Zhixing, Wang Lanlan
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of resistance genes and the clonal relationship amongst imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from ten hospitals in Western China as well as to compare the molecular epidemiological data with those of isolates from two hospitals in Hangzhou and Beijing. Genes encoding OXA carbapenemases, metallo-β-lactamases, AmpC cephalosporinase and...
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