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Mutations at Novel Sites in pmrA/B and lpxA/D Genes and Absence of Reduced Fitness in Colistin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from a Tertiary Care Hospital, India.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 May 2021
Sharma Swati, Banerjee Tuhina, Yadav Ghanshyam, Palandurkar Kamlesh
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Background: Colistin resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, the last resort drug for serious infections, is emerging worldwide. There has been paucity of data on this aspect from India, which is one of the largest producers of colistin. We studied colistin resistance in A. baumannii and characterized the isolates with respect to resistance mechanisms and virulence. Methods: A total of 365 A. baumannii isolates...
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