Emergence and spread of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii international clones II and III in Lima, Peru

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is the top-ranked pathogen in the World Health Organization priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It emerged as a global pathogen due to the successful expansion of a few epidemic lineages, or international clones (ICs), producing acquired class...

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Main Authors: Levy-Blitchtein, Saúl, Roca, Ignasi, Plasencia-Rebata, Stefany, Vicente-Taboada, William, Velásquez-Pomar, Jorge, Muñoz, Laura, Moreno-Morales, Javier, Pons, Maria J., del Valle-Mendoza, Juana, Vila, Jordi
Other Authors: Ignasi.roca@isglobal.org
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10757/624593