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Heteroresistance to cephalosporins and penicillins in Acinetobacter baumannii.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Hung Kuei-Hsiang, Wang Ming-Cheng, Huang Ay-Huey, Yan Jing-Jou, Wu Jiunn-Jong
Abstract excerpt
Heteroresistance to antimicrobial agents may affect susceptibility test results and therapeutic success. In this study, we investigated heteroresistance to cephalosporins and penicillins in Acinetobacter baumannii, a major pathogen causing nosocomial infections. Two A. baumannii isolates exhibited heteroresistance to ampicillin-sulbactam, ticarcillin-clavulanic acid, cefepime, and cefpirome, showing a distinct...
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