Co-occurrence of carbapenemase encoding genes in Acinetobacter baumannii, a dream or reality?

Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen that is rapidly evolving towards multidrug resistance and is responsible for life-threatening infections. Carbapenems are commonly used to treat A. baumannii infections but the emergence of carbapenemase encoding gene...

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Main Authors: Linda Hadjadj, Sofiane Bakour, Jean-Marc Rolain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1252-2