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Multiplication of blaOXA-23 is common in clinical Acinetobacter baumannii, but does not enhance carbapenem resistance.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2016
Hua Xiaoting, Shu Jianfeng, Ruan Zhi, Yu Yunsong, Feng Ye
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the copy number of blaOXA-23 and its correlation with carbapenem resistance in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB). METHODS: A total of 113 blaOXA-23-positive clinical CRAB isolates were collected from two hospitals in Zhejiang province, China. Their genetic relatedness was determined by MLST. The MIC of imipenem was determined using the agar diffusion method and the...
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