Emergence of extensively drug-resistant international clone IC-6 Acinetobacter baumannii carrying blaOXA-72 and blaCTX-M-115 in the Brazilian Amazon region

Objectives: The extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii international clone VI (IC-6) has been identified worldwide since 2006. This study reports the emergence of IC-6 in the Brazilian Amazon region and reveals the particular genomic features considering its mobilome and resistome....

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Main Authors: Érica L. Fonseca, Raquel V. Caldart, Fernanda S. Freitas, Sergio M. Morgado, Luisa T. Rocha, Regiany C dos Santos, Ana Carolina P. Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716519301584