Impact of an Intervention to Control Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Its Resistance Mechanisms: An 8-Year Survey

BackgroundThis study aimed to examine the impact of an intervention carried out in 2011 to combat multi-drug resistance and outbreaks of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAB), and to explore its resistance mechanism.MethodsA total of 2572 isolates of A. baumannii, including 1673 IRAB iso...

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Main Authors: Lida Chen, Pinghai Tan, Jianming Zeng, Xuegao Yu, Yimei Cai, Kang Liao, Penghao Guo, Yili Chen, Zongwen Wu, Pinghua Qu, Renxin Cai, Cha Chen, Bin Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.610109/full