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Dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in patients with burn injuries
7 Mar 2017
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Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important cause of infection in burn patients. This study aimed to characterize the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, determine the prevalence of oxacillinase and metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) genes, and type the A. baumannii isolates obtained from burn patients. Methods During a 1-year period, a total of 40 nonduplicated isolates of A....
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