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Genomic and phenotypic analyses of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii NCCP 16007 isolated from a patient with a urinary tract infection.
Virulence - 1 Dec 2021
Kim Misung, Park Jaeeun, Park Woojun
Abstract excerpt
Polymyxin B (PMB) is increasingly used as a last-line antibiotic; however, the emergence of PMB resistance is a serious threat to global health. Here, a total of 40 Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates were collected to screen for PMB-resistant strains. Several clinical isolates including NCCP 16007 were far more resistant to PMB (MIC: 128-256 μg/ml) than the ATCC 17978 strain (MIC: 2 μg/ml) and appeared to...
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