Molecular characterization of clinical and environmental carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a hospital of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia
Background: Environmental and clinical carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) isolated in a hospital of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia were compared to assess the potential environmental contamination by this pathogen. Methods: Frequent-hand-touch surfaces of intensive care (ICU), m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603411930293X |