Co-occurrence of carbapenemase encoding genes in Acinetobacter baumannii, a dream or reality?
Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen that is rapidly evolving towards multidrug resistance and is responsible for life-threatening infections. Carbapenems are commonly used to treat A. baumannii infections but the emergence of carbapenemase encoding gene...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-09-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1252-2 |