Molecular characterization of clinical multiresistant isolates of Acinetobacter sp. from hospitals in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Molecular characterization of clinical multiresistant isolates of Acinetobacter sp. from hospitals in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Hospitals around the world have presented multiresistant Acinetobacter sp. outbreaks. The spread of these isolates that harbor an increasing variety of resistance genes makes the treatment of these infections and their control within the hospital environment more difficult. This study...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Einsfeld Ferreira, Desirée Padilha Marchetti, Gabriela Rosa da Cunha, Lyvia Moreira de Oliveira, Daiane Bopp Fuentefria, Aline Gehlen Dall Bello, Afonso Luis Barth, Gertrudes Corção
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Acinetobacter sp. blaOXA-23
Disseminação clonal
ERIC-PCR
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