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Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in the Gulf Cooperation Council States: dominance of OXA-23-type producers.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2015
Zowawi Hosam M, Sartor Anna L, Sidjabat Hanna E, Balkhy Hanan H, Walsh Timothy R, Al Johani Sameera M, AlJindan Reem Y, Alfaresi Mubarak, Ibrahim Emad, Al-Jardani Amina, Al Salman Jameela, Dashti Ali A, Johani Khalid, Paterson David L
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The molecular epidemiology and mechanisms of resistance of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) were determined in hospitals in the states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC]), namely, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Isolates were subjected to PCR-based detection of antibiotic resistance genes and...
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