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Whole-genome sequencing of NDM-1-producing ST85 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Tunisia.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Dec 2018
Jaidane Nadia, Naas Thierry, Oueslati Saoussen, Bernabeu Sandrine, Boujaafar Noureddine, Bouallegue Olfa, Bonnin Rémy A
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BACKGROUND: New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-producing Acinetobacter baumannii have been described in several countries worldwide, and studies have suggested that Acinetobacter spp. could play the role of intermediate progenitor of the blaNDM-1 gene between environmental progenitor and Enterobacteriaceae. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 246 carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolates from a teaching hospital...
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