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Prevalence and genotypic relatedness of carbapenem resistance among multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa in tertiary hospitals across Thailand.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 13 Sept 2012
Khuntayaporn Piyatip, Montakantikul Preecha, Mootsikapun Piroon, Thamlikitkul Visanu, Chomnawang Mullika Traidej
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BACKGROUND: Increased infection caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa has raised awareness of the resistance situation worldwide. Carbapenem resistance among MDR (CR-MDR) P. aeruginosa has become a serious life-threatening problem due to the limited therapeutic options. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence, the antibiotic susceptibility patterns and the...
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