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Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms and Genetic Diversity of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2017
Biglari Shirin, Hanafiah Alfizah, Mohd Puzi Shaliawani, Ramli Ramliza, Rahman Mostafizur, Lopes Bruno Silvester
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii has increasingly emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen. The aim of this study was to determine the resistance profiles and genetic diversity in A. baumannii clinical isolates in a tertiary medical center in Malaysia. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of carbapenems (imipenem and meropenem), cephalosporins (ceftazidime and cefepime), and ciprofloxacin...
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