Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones persist on hospital inanimate surfaces

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...

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Main Authors: Igor Vasconcelos Rocha, Danilo Elias Xavier, Karoline Rissele Henrique de Almeida, Sibele Ribeiro de Oliveira, Nilma Cintra Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867018303222