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Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak cross-transmitted in an intensive care unit and respiratory intensive care unit.
American journal of infection control - 1 Nov 2016
Lei Jin'e, Han Shaoshan, Wu Wenjing, Wang Xue, Xu Jiru, Han Lei
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BACKGROUND: Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDRAB) is a great threat in intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study was to describe an XDRAB outbreak which was cross-transmitted in the ICU and respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) in a tertiary care hospital from January-March 2013. METHODS: Patient and environmental surveillances were performed. Isolates were tested for antimicrobial...
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