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Class 1 integrons in non-clonal multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Iran, description of the new blaIMP-55 allele in In1243.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2016
Azizi Omid, Shakibaie Mohammad Reza, Badmasti Farzad, Modarresi Farzan, Ramazanzadeh Rashid, Mansouri Shahla, Shahcheraghi Fereshteh
Abstract excerpt
Infections and outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) are prevalent and have been reported worldwide over the past 20 or more years. Class 1 integron in MDR-AB plays an important role in the spread of antibiotic resistance in clinical settings. This study has been conducted to evaluate the detection of metallo-β-lactamase, characterization of class 1 integron and determination of...
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