Abundance of Colistin-Resistant, OXA-23- and ArmA-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Belonging to International Clone 2 in Greece

Abundance of Colistin-Resistant, OXA-23- and ArmA-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Belonging to International Clone 2 in Greece

Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) represents one of the most challenging pathogens in clinical settings. Colistin is routinely used for treatment of infections by this pathogen, but increasing colistin resistance has been reported. We obtained 122 CRAB isolates from nine Greek hosp...

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Main Authors: Mattia Palmieri, Marco Maria D’Andrea, Andreu Coello Pelegrin, Nadine Perrot, Caroline Mirande, Bernadette Blanc, Nicholas Legakis, Herman Goossens, Gian Maria Rossolini, Alex van Belkum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
colistin resistance
Greece
A. baumannii
genomics
pmrCAB
lipid A
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00668/full

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