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Species distribution of clinical Acinetobacter isolates revealed by different identification techniques.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Wang Jianfeng, Ruan Zhi, Feng Ye, Fu Ying, Jiang Yan, Wang Haiping, Yu Yunsong
Abstract excerpt
A total of 2582 non-duplicate clinical Acinetobacter spp. isolates were collected to evaluate the performance of four identification methods because it is important to identify Acinetobacter spp. accurately and survey the species distribution to determine the appropriate antimicrobial treatment. Phenotyping (VITEK 2 and VITEK MS) and genotyping (16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing) methods were applied for species...
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