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Acinetobacter baumannii in Southern Croatia: clonal lineages, biofilm formation, and resistance patterns.
Infectious diseases (London, England) - 1 Jan 2015
Kaliterna Vanja, Kaliterna Mariano, Hrenović Jasna, Barišić Zvonimir, Tonkić Marija, Goic-Barisic Ivana
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BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most prevalent causes of severe hospital-acquired infections and is responsible for the dramatic increase in carbapenem resistance in Croatia in the last 5 years. Such data have encouraged multicenter research focused on the organism's ability to form biofilm, susceptibility to antibiotics, and particular genotype lineage. METHODS: Biofilm formation in 109...
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