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Genomic and Phenotypic Evolution of Tigecycline-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Critically Ill Patients.
Microbiology spectrum - 23 Feb 2022
Zhang Jiangang, Xie Jinru, Li Henan, Wang Zhiren, Yin Yuyao, Wang Shuyi, Chen Hongbin, Wang Qi, Wang Hui
Abstract excerpt
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen of nosocomial infections. A. baumannii presently exhibits increasing antibiotic resistance, which poses great challenges to public health. The occurrence of tigecycline-resistant A. baumannii is related to tigecycline treatment and the within-host evolution of bacteria. We analyzed isogenic A. baumannii isolates from two critically ill patients who...
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