Molecular Epidemiology and Clinical Impact of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii Complex in a Belgian Burn Wound Center.

Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and its closely related species A. pittii and A. nosocomialis, all members of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (Acb) complex, are a major cause of hospital acquired infection. In the burn wound center of the Queen Astrid military hospital in Bruss...

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Main Authors: Daniel De Vos, Jean-Paul Pirnay, Florence Bilocq, Serge Jennes, Gilbert Verbeken, Thomas Rose, Elkana Keersebilck, Petra Bosmans, Thierry Pieters, Mony Hing, Walter Heuninckx, Frank De Pauw, Patrick Soentjens, Maia Merabishvili, Pieter Deschaght, Mario Vaneechoutte, Pierre Bogaerts, Youri Glupczynski, Bruno Pot, Tanny J van der Reijden, Lenie Dijkshoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4880317?pdf=render