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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Egypt.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control - 1 Jan 2019
Abouelfetouh Alaa, Torky Aisha S, Aboulmagd Elsayed
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Background: Antibiotic use is largely under-regulated in Egypt leading to the emergence of resistant isolates. Carbapenems are last resort agents to treat Acinetobacter baumannii infections resistant to other classes of antibiotics. However, carbapenem-resistant isolates are emerging at an alarming rate. This study aimed at phenotypically and molecularly characterizing seventy four carbapenem-unsusceptible A....
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