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Molecular characterization of clinical multiresistant isolates of Acinetobacter sp. from hospitals in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Ferreira Alessandra Einsfeld, Marchetti Desirée Padilha, Cunha Gabriela Rosa da, Oliveira Lyvia Moreira de, Fuentefria Daiane Bopp, Dall Bello Aline Gehlen, Barth Afonso Luis, Corção Gertrudes
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INTRODUCTION: Hospitals around the world have presented multiresistant Acinetobacter sp. outbreaks. The spread of these isolates that harbor an increasing variety of resistance genes makes the treatment of these infections and their control within the hospital environment more difficult. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and dissemination of Acinetobacter sp. multiresistant isolates and to identify...
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