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Outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii indigo-pigmented strains.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Vilacoba Elisabet, Almuzara Marisa, Gulone Lucia, Rodriguez Rocio, Pallone Elida, Bakai Romina, Centrón Daniela, Ramírez María Soledad
Abstract excerpt
Acinetobacter baumannii pigmented strains are not common in clinical settings. Here, we report an outbreak caused by indigo-pigmented A. baumannii strains isolated in an acute care hospital in Argentina from March to September 2012. Pan-PCR assays exposed a unique pattern belonging to the recently described regional CC113(B)/CC79(P) clonal complex that confirms the relevant relationships among the...
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