Emergence of NDM-1 and OXA-72 producing Acinetobacter pittii clinical isolates in Lebanon

Acinetobacter spp. have emerged as global opportunistic pathogen causing a wide range of infections. Emergence of carbapenem resistance in these organisms is a matter of great concern. We report here the first detection of Acinetobacter pittii clinical isolates in Lebanon carrying either the blaNDM-...

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Main Authors: A. Al Atrouni, M.-L. Joly-Guillou, M. Hamze, M. Kempf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297516300178