Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: prevalence, phenotypic and genotypic analysis in cases of ventilator associated pneumonia from a teaching hospital in Delhi, India.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The high prevalence of multi drug resistant and carbapenam resistant Acinetobacter baumannii(CRAB)is a serious concern for patient management. The most common mechanism of carbapenamresistance is the presence of different types of carbapenamaseenzymes. The type of carbapenamase present affects the optimization of treatment. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of...

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