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Dissemination of class 1, 2 and 3 integrons among different multidrug resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in Tehran hospitals, Iran.
Polish journal of microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Taherikalani Morovat, Maleki Abbas, Sadeghifard Nourkhoda, Mohammadzadeh Delbar, Soroush Setareh, Asadollahi Parisa, Asadollahi Khairollah, Emaneini Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
A total of 100 non-duplicate Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were collected from different hospitals in Tehran and were confirmed as A. baumannii by conventional biochemical and API testing. Antimicrobial susceptibility of these isolates was checked by a disk diffusion method in accordance with CLSI guidelines. The isolates were then detected as carrying class 1 and 2 integron gene cassettes by PCR evaluation...
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