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Carbapenem resistance and phenotypic detection of carbapenemases in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Indian journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2011
Mahajan Gomty, Sheemar Sheevani, Chopra Shashi, Kaur Jaspal, Chowdhary Deeksha, Makhija S K
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-Ab) reported worldwide has become one of the most difficult nosocomially acquired Gram-negative pathogens to control and treat. The clinical utility of carbapenems is under threat with the emergence of acquired carbapenemases, particularly Ambler class B metallo-lactamases (MBL). Because of the global increase in the occurrence and...
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