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Impact of target site mutations and plasmid associated resistance genes acquisition on resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii to fluoroquinolones.
Scientific reports - 11 Oct 2021
Mohammed Mostafa Ahmed, Salim Mohammed T A, Anwer Bahaa E, Aboshanab Khaled M, Aboulwafa Mohammad M
Abstract excerpt
Among bacterial species implicated in hospital-acquired infections are the emerging Pan-Drug Resistant (PDR) and Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter (A.) baumannii strains as they are difficult to eradicate. From 1600 clinical specimens, only 100 A. baumannii isolates could be recovered. A high prevalence of ≥ 78% resistant isolates was recorded for the recovered isolates against a total of 19 tested...
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