Emergence and Persistence of High-Risk Clones Among MDR and XDR A. baumannii at a Brazilian Teaching Hospital

Emergence and Persistence of High-Risk Clones Among MDR and XDR A. baumannii at a Brazilian Teaching Hospital

Dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is currently one of the priority themes discussed around the world, including in Brazil, where this pathogen is considered endemic. A total of 107 carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) isolates were collected from patients with bactera...

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Main Authors: Laís Calissi Brisolla Tavares, Francielli Mahnic de Vasconcellos, William Vaz de Sousa, Taisa Trevizani Rocchetti, Alessandro Lia Mondelli, Adriano Martison Ferreira, Augusto Cezar Montelli, Terue Sadatsune, Monique Ribeiro Tiba-Casas, Carlos Henrique Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
oxacillinases
resistance epidemiology
healthcare associated infections
clonal complexes
MLST
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02898/full

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