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In vitro activity of colistin in antimicrobial combination against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in Vietnam.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2015
Le Minh Vien, Thi Khanh Nhu Nguyen, Vinh Phat Voong, Thompson Corinne, Huong Lan Nguyen Phu, Thieu Nga Tran Vu, Thanh Tam Pham Thi, Tuyen Ha Thanh, Hoang Nhu Tran Do, Van Hao Nguyen, Thi Loan Huynh, Minh Yen Lam, Parry Christopher M, Trung Nghia Ho Dang, Campbell James I, Hien Tran Tinh, Thwaites Louise, Thwaites Guy, Van Vinh Chau Nguyen, Baker Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Acinetobacter baumannii has become one of the major infection threats in intensive care units (ICUs) globally. Since 2008, A. baumannii has been the leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in our ICU at an infectious disease hospital in southern Vietnam. The emergence of this pathogen in our setting is consistent with the persistence of a specific clone exhibiting resistance to carbapenems....
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