In vitro activity of tigecycline against clinical isolates of carbapenem resistant <it>Acinetobacter baumannii</it> complex in Pretoria, South Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The presence of multi-drug resistant <it>Acinetobacter baumannii</it> raises a big therapeutic challenge in our hospital. Tigecycline, a new glycylcycline with expanded broad spectrum of activity against multi-drug resist...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Nahid H, Baba Kamaldeen, Clay Cornelis, Lekalakala Ruth, Hoosen Anwar A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/215