Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem non-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii in France.

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii have emerged globally. The objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology, clonal diversity and resistance mechanisms of imipenem non-susceptible A. baumannii isolates in France. Between December 2010 and August 2011, 132 notifications were c...

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Main Authors: Katy Jeannot, Laure Diancourt, Sophie Vaux, Michelle Thouverez, Amandina Ribeiro, Bruno Coignard, Patrice Courvalin, Sylvain Brisse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4269441?pdf=render