Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak at university hospital Caracterização de cepas de Acinetobacter baumannii durante um surto de infecção hospitalar

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak at university hospital Caracterização de cepas de Acinetobacter baumannii durante um surto de infecção hospitalar

Nineteen clonally related imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were recovered from eight intensive care unit patients. All isolates harboured blaOXA-51-like β-lactamase genes and showed the absence of 22 kDa fraction in outer membrane porin profile analysis. It suggests a com...

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Main Authors: E.H. Takagi, N. Lincopan, V.C. Cassettari, L.F. Passadore, E.M. Mamizuka, M.B. Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Acinetobacter
blaOXA-type genes
carbapenemases
infecção hospitalar
nosocomial infection
Brazil
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