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Types and prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex in Northern Taiwan.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2014
Hsieh Wen-Shyang, Wang Nai-Yu, Feng Jou-An, Weng Li-Chuan, Wu Hsueh-Hsia
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of the carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii (CRACB) complex increases annually in our hospitals. However, the types and prevalence of carbapenemases among isolates still remain unclear. In this study, we identified and collected 672 carbapenem-resistant isolates from a medical center in Northern Taiwan between April and December of 2010. There were 577 genospecies...
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