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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones persist on hospital inanimate surfaces
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 5, Pp 438-441
- Publisher :
- Elsevier.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most frequent Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens associated with hospital-acquired infection worldwide. We briefly describe A. baumannii isolates that were recovered from surrounding ICU bed surfaces, exhibiting multidrug resistance phenotype and belonging to some widely spread clonal complexes of clinical A. baumannii isolates.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16784391
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.882cb447bf5247e9ab4b7213bba5c806
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2018.08.004