Diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii in four French military hospitals, as assessed by multiple locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis.

Diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii in four French military hospitals, as assessed by multiple locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Infections by A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii (ACB) complex isolates represent a serious threat for wounded and burn patients. Three international multidrug-resistant (MDR) clones (EU clone I-III) are responsible for a large proportion of nosocomial infections with A. ba...

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Main Authors: Yolande Hauck, Charles Soler, Patrick Jault, Audrey Mérens, Patrick Gérome, Christine Mac Nab, François Trueba, Laurent Bargues, Hoang Vu Thien, Gilles Vergnaud, Christine Pourcel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22984530/pdf/?tool=EBI

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