The Acinetobacter baumannii oxymoron: commensal hospital dweller turned pan-drug resistant menace

During the past few decades A. baumannii has evolved from being a commensal dweller of health-care facilities to constitute one of the most annoying pathogens responsible for hospitalary outbreaks and it is currently considered one of the most important nosocomial pathogens. In a prevalence study of...

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Main Authors: Ignasi eRoca Subirà, Paula eEspinal, Xavier eVila-Farrés, Jordi eVila Estapé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00148/full