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Determinants for persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitals: interplay between resistance, virulence and biofilm formation.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2017
Kaiser S J, Mutters N T, DeRosa A, Ewers C, Frank U, Günther F
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is one of the major bacterial pathogens causing nosocomial infections. During the past few decades, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) lineages of Pa have emerged in hospital settings with increasing numbers. However, it remains unclear which determinants of Pa facilitated this spread. A total of 211 clinical XDR and 38 susceptible clinical Pa isolates...
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