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Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a university hospital in Nepal reveals the emergence of a novel epidemic clonal lineage.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Nov 2015
Shrestha Shovita, Tada Tatsuya, Miyoshi-Akiyama Tohru, Ohara Hiroshi, Shimada Kayo, Satou Kazuhito, Teruya Kuniko, Nakano Kazuma, Shiroma Akino, Sherchand Jeevan Bdr, Rijal Basista Psd, Hirano Takashi, Kirikae Teruo, Pokhrel Bharat Mani
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii has become a serious medical problem worldwide. To clarify the genetic and epidemiological properties of MDR A. baumannii strains isolated from a medical setting in Nepal, 246 Acinetobacter spp. isolates obtained from different patients were screened for MDR A. baumannii by antimicrobial disk susceptibility testing. Whole genomes of the MDR A....
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