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Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in a university hospital: Role of inter-hospital transmission.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 31 Jan 2016
Rivera Gonzalo, Bulnes Juan, Castillo Claudia, Ajenjo Maria Cristina, Garcia Patricia, Labarca Jaime
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INTRODUCTION: Acinetobacter baumannii causes severe infections that primarily affect intensive care unit (ICU) patients. It has a high prevalence of multidrug resistance, including carbapenems, and a high potential for intra-hospital and inter-hospital transmission. The aim of this study was to determine the origin of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) A. baumannii isolates in our hospital during 2009. METHODOLOGY:...
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