Identification of genus Acinetobacter : Standardization of in-house PCR and its comparison with conventional phenotypic methods

CONTEXT: Acinetobacter is grouped under nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli. It is increasingly isolated from pathological samples. The ability of this genus to acquire drug resistance and spread in the hospital settings is posing a grave problem in healthcare. Specific treatment protocols are advoc...

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Main Authors: Sughosh S. Kulkarni, Radhika Madalgi, Ganavalli S. Ajantha, Raghavendra D. Kulkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.214263