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Genetic relatedness of clinical and environmental Acinetobacter baumanii isolates from an intensive care unit outbreak.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 4 Jul 2015
Senok Abiola, Garaween Ghada, Raji Adeola, Khubnani Harish, Kim Sing Garwin, Shibl Atef
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INTRODUCTION: Determination of microbial genetic relatedness is important for improving efficiency of infection control measures during hospital outbreaks. This study aimed to analyze the clonal relationships of clinical and environmental Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated during an outbreak in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. METHODOLOGY: Twelve clinical and...
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