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Association of class 1 and 2 integrons with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii international clones and Acinetobacter nosocomialis isolates.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2015
Martins Natacha, Picão Renata Cristina, Adams-Sapper Sheila, Riley Lee W, Moreira Beatriz Meurer
Abstract excerpt
The Acinetobacter baumannii clonal complex 113/79 (CC113/79) and class 2 integrons predominate in Latin America; a relationship between these characteristics was explored. The presence of integrases was determined in successive hospital Acinetobacter isolates (163 A. baumannii isolates and 72 Acinetobacter nosocomialis isolates). Most isolates had integrons, but class 1 and 2 integrons were present significantly...
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