Carbapenem Resistance in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii Complex Isolates From Kathmandu Model Hospital, Nepal, Is Attributed to the Presence of blaOXA-23-like and blaNDM-1 Genes

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The Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (ACB) complex, also known as ACB complex, consists of four bacterial species that can cause opportunistic infections in humans, especially in hospital settings. Conventional therapies for susceptible strains of the ACB complex include broad‐spectrum cephalosporins, β‐lactam/β‐lactamase inhibitors, and carbapenems. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of these antibiotics has...

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