Determination of imipenem efflux-mediated resistance in Acinetobacter spp., using an efflux pump inhibitor

Background and Objectives: In recent years, reports of Acinetobacter strains resistant to all known antibiotics have caused a great concern in medical communities. Overexpression of efflux pumps is one of the major causes of resistance in bacteria. The aim of this study was to investigate the role...

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Main Authors: Ghazale Amiri, Maryam Abbasi Shaye, Masoumeh Bahreini, Asghar Mafinezhad, Kiarash Ghazvini, Mohammad Reza Sharifmoghadam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-11-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1948