Acinetobacter spp. Infections in Malaysia: A Review of Antimicrobial Resistance Trends, Mechanisms and Epidemiology

Acinetobacter spp. are important nosocomial pathogens, in particular the Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex, which have become a global public health threat due to increasing resistance to carbapenems and almost all other antimicrobial compounds. High rates of resistance have been reporte...

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Main Authors: Farahiyah Mohd. Rani, Nor Iza A. Rahman, Salwani Ismail, Ahmed Ghazi Alattraqchi, David W. Cleary, Stuart C. Clarke, Chew Chieng Yeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02479/full