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Resistance markers and genetic diversity in Acinetobacter baumannii strains recovered from nosocomial bloodstream infections.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 28 Jan 2014
Martins Hanoch S I, Bomfim Maria Rosa Q, França Rafaela O, Farias Luiz M, Carvalho Maria Auxiliadora R, Serufo José Carlos, Santos Simone G
Abstract excerpt
In this study, phenotypic and genotypic methods were used to detect metallo-β-lactamases, cephalosporinases and oxacillinases and to assess genetic diversity among 64 multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains recovered from blood cultures in five different hospitals in Brazil from December 2008 to June 2009. High rates of resistance to imipenem (93.75%) and polymyxin B (39.06%) were observed using the disk...
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