Occurrence of blaOXA-23 gene in imipenem-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii

The aim of the current study was to describe the occurrence of the blaOXA-23 gene and the ISAba1 element in imipenem-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii strains. By performing the polymerase chain reaction mapping using combinations of ISAba1 forward primers and the blaOXA-23-like gene reverse prime...

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Main Authors: Karyne Rangel Carvalho, Ana Paula D'Alincourt Carvalho-Assef, Lia Galvão dos Santos, Maria José Félix Pereira, Marise Dutra Asensi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000400020&lng=en&tlng=en