A high mortality rate associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST79 and ST25 carrying OXA-23 in a Brazilian intensive care unit.

A high mortality rate associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST79 and ST25 carrying OXA-23 in a Brazilian intensive care unit.

The global spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) strains has restricted the therapeutic options available to treat infections due to this pathogen. Understanding the prevalence of such infections and the underlying genetic mechanisms of resistance may help in the impl...

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Main Authors: Kesia Esther da Silva, Wirlaine Glauce Maciel, Julio Croda, Rodrigo Cayô, Ana Carolina Ramos, Romário Oliveira de Sales, Mariana Neri Lucas Kurihara, Nathalie Gaebler Vasconcelos, Ana Cristina Gales, Simone Simionatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209367

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209367

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