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Antimicrobial resistance profiles and oxacillinase genes in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from hospitalized patients in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Cortivo Giselle Dall, Gutberlet Andréia, Ferreira Jéssica Augustini, Ferreira Leslie Ecker, Deglmann Roseneide Campos, Westphal Glauco Adrieno, França Paulo Henrique Condeixa de
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INTRODUCTION: Carbapenems are the therapy of choice for treating severe infections caused by the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex. We aimed to assess the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of producers of distinct oxacillinases among nosocomial isolates of the A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex in a 249-bed general hospital located in Joinville, Southern Brazil....
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