Clinical characteristics of 1,260 patients during an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Introdution: Over the last decade, Acinetobacter baumannii has been an important cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. The objective of this study was to assess clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients during a large citywide- documented outbreak of carbapenem-resistant A. bauma...

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Main Authors: Andreza Francisco Martins, Kuchenbecker Ricardo, Breier Anelise, Barth Luís Afonso, Task Force
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2014-04-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/44632