Emergence of Acinetobacter baumannii ST730 carrying the blaOXA-72 gene in Brazil

Over the last decade, Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to carbapenems has emerged in many medical centres and has been commonly associated with high morbimortality. In Brazil, this resistance is mainly attributed to the spread of OXA-23-producing clones and, to a lesser extent, to OXA-143-producing...

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Main Authors: Mariana Pagano, Franciéli P Rozales, Diego Bertolini, Lisiane Rocha, Jorge LM Sampaio, Afonso L Barth, Andreza F Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762016000900597&lng=en&tlng=en