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Evolution of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal lineages: a 10 year study in Greece (2000-09).
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2011
Gogou Vasiliki, Pournaras Spyros, Giannouli Maria, Voulgari Evangelia, Piperaki Evangelia-Theophano, Zarrilli Raffaele, Tsakris Athanassios
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OBJECTIVES: To analyse the evolution and genetic relatedness of Acinetobacter baumannii clonal lineages in Greece during a 10 year period. METHODS: The study included 94 randomly selected A. baumannii clinical isolates recovered from 2000 to 2009 in eight tertiary Greek hospitals. Carbapenem MICs were determined by agar dilution. PCR was applied for carbapenemase genes. Isolates were typed by PFGE and tri-locus...
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