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Dynamic of High-Risk Acinetobacter baumannii Major Clones in a Brazilian Tertiary Hospital During a Short Time Period.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2021
Boettger Bruno C, Cayô Rodrigo, Streling Ana Paula, Nodari Carolina S, Almeida Luiz G P, Martins Willames M B S, Girardello Raquel, Vasconcelos Ana Tereza R, Gales Ana C, Pignatari Antonio C C
Abstract excerpt
We characterized by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) six carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from a Brazilian tertiary hospital during a 14-day period. The ISAba1-blaOXA-23 structure was found in the chromosome of five isolates, whereas blaOXA-72 was inserted in a 16.6-kb plasmid in two isolates. The presence of ISAba1-blaADC-like justified the high broad-spectrum cephalosporins minimal...
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