Molecular characterization of clinical and environmental carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a hospital of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia

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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Main Authors: Arif Al-Hamad, Tibor Pal, Hussam Leskafi, Hussein Abbas, Heba Hejles, Fatimah Alsubikhy, Dania Darwish, Akela Ghazawi, Agnes Sonnevend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603411930293X

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