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Evolution of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii during a prolonged infection.
Microbial genomics - 1 Mar 2018
Hawkey Jane, Ascher David B, Judd Louise M, Wick Ryan R, Kostoulias Xenia, Cleland Heather, Spelman Denis W, Padiglione Alex, Peleg Anton Y, Holt Kathryn E
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a common causative agent of hospital-acquired infections and a leading cause of infection in burns patients. Carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii is considered a major public-health threat and has been identified by the World Health Organization as the top priority organism requiring new antimicrobials. The most common mechanism for carbapenem resistance in A. baumannii is via horizontal...
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