Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clones persist on hospital inanimate surfaces

ABSTRACT 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 bel...

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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
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702018000500438&lng=en&tlng=en