Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain

In February 2006, a patient colonized with a multidrug-resistant sequence type 56 Acinetobacter baumannii strain was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. This strain spread rapidly and caused a large outbreak in the hospital. Clinicians should be alert for this strain because its spread would ha...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
الحاوية / القاعدة:Emerging Infectious Diseases
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Joshi Acosta, María Merino, Esther Viedma, Margarita Poza, Francisca Sanz, Joaquín R. Otero, Fernando Chaves, Germán Bou
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-06-01
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/09-1866_article
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author Joshi Acosta
María Merino
Esther Viedma
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Francisca Sanz
Joaquín R. Otero
Fernando Chaves
Germán Bou
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description In February 2006, a patient colonized with a multidrug-resistant sequence type 56 Acinetobacter baumannii strain was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. This strain spread rapidly and caused a large outbreak in the hospital. Clinicians should be alert for this strain because its spread would have serious health consequences.
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spelling doaj-art-46cf2fe0c8b54c00a8d99cb3edf75da02025-08-19T21:16:54ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-06-011761064106710.3201/eid1706.091866Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, SpainJoshi AcostaMaría MerinoEsther ViedmaMargarita PozaFrancisca SanzJoaquín R. OteroFernando ChavesGermán BouIn February 2006, a patient colonized with a multidrug-resistant sequence type 56 Acinetobacter baumannii strain was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. This strain spread rapidly and caused a large outbreak in the hospital. Clinicians should be alert for this strain because its spread would have serious health consequences.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/09-1866_articleAcinetobacter baumanniibacteriabacteremiamultidrug resistanceOXA-24 carbapenemaseplasmid
spellingShingle Joshi Acosta
María Merino
Esther Viedma
Margarita Poza
Francisca Sanz
Joaquín R. Otero
Fernando Chaves
Germán Bou
Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain
Acinetobacter baumannii
bacteria
bacteremia
multidrug resistance
OXA-24 carbapenemase
plasmid
title Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain
title_full Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain
title_fullStr Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain
title_short Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain
title_sort multidrug resistant acinetobacter baumannii harboring oxa 24 carbapenemase spain
topic Acinetobacter baumannii
bacteria
bacteremia
multidrug resistance
OXA-24 carbapenemase
plasmid
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/09-1866_article
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