High prevalence and clonal dissemination of OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a Chinese hospital: a cross sectional study

High prevalence and clonal dissemination of OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a Chinese hospital: a cross sectional study

Abstract Background Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii in China was mainly mediated by OXA-23-like carbapenemases, while OXA-24/40-like carbapenemases were rarely identified. OXA-72 is one variant of OXA-24/40-like carbapenemases. This study aimed to demonstrate the epidemiology and ch...

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Main Authors: Yong Chen, Yuying Yang, Lin Liu, Guangbin Qiu, Xuelin Han, Shuguang Tian, Jingya Zhao, Fangyan Chen, Hajo Grundmann, Haifeng Li, Jinke Sun, Li Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
OXA carbapenemases
Risk factor
Molecular typing
Clone dissemination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3359-3

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