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New insights into dissemination and variation of the health care-associated pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii from genomic analysis.
mBio - 21 Jan 2014
Wright Meredith S, Haft Daniel H, Harkins Derek M, Perez Federico, Hujer Kristine M, Bajaksouzian Saralee, Benard Michael F, Jacobs Michael R, Bonomo Robert A, Adams Mark D
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UNLABELLED: Acinetobacter baumannii is a globally important nosocomial pathogen characterized by an increasing incidence of multidrug resistance. Routes of dissemination and gene flow among health care facilities are poorly resolved and are important for understanding the epidemiology of A. baumannii, minimizing disease transmission, and improving patient outcomes. We used whole-genome sequencing to assess...
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