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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/09-1866_article |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |