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Global evolution of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal lineages.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Jan 2013
Zarrilli Raffaele, Pournaras Spyros, Giannouli Maria, Tsakris Athanassios
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The rapid expansion of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates exhibiting resistance to carbapenems and most or all available antibiotics during the last decade is a worrying evolution. The apparent predominance of a few successful multidrug-resistant lineages worldwide underlines the importance of elucidating the mode of spread and the epidemiology of A. baumannii isolates in single hospitals, at a...
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