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Dissemination of clonal complex 2 Acinetobacter baumannii strains co-producing carbapenemases and 16S rRNA methylase ArmA in Vietnam.
BMC infectious diseases - 15 Oct 2015
Tada Tatsuya, Miyoshi-Akiyama Tohru, Shimada Kayo, Nga Tran Thi Thanh, Thu Le Thi Anh, Son Nguyen Truong, Ohmagari Norio, Kirikae Teruo
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BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii strains co-producing carbapenemase and 16S rRNA methylase are highly resistant to carbapenems and aminoglycosides. METHODS: Ninety-three isolates of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii were obtained from an intensive care unit in a hospital in Vietnam. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests and whole genome sequencing were performed. Multilocus sequence typing and the presence of drug...
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