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Clonal diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii from diabetic patients in Saudi Arabian hospitals.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Nov 2014
Alsultan Abdulrahman A, Aboulmagd Elsayed, Evans Benjamin A, Amyes Sebastian G B
Abstract excerpt
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-AB) represents a major health-care problem, causing high rates of morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the clonality of CR-AB isolated from diabetic patients from different regions in Saudi Arabia, as well as the relatedness of the β-lactamase genes. A total of 64 non-repetitive CR-AB clinical isolates were collected from 16 different regions in Saudi...
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