Genomic Surveillance Uncovers a 10-Year Persistence of an OXA-24/40 <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Clone in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Spain

Genomic Surveillance Uncovers a 10-Year Persistence of an OXA-24/40 <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Clone in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Spain

Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> are a global threat causing a high number of fatal infections. This microorganism can also easily acquire antibiotic resistance determinants, making the treatment of infections a big challenge, and has the ability t...

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Main Authors: Maitane Aranzamendi, Kyriaki Xanthopoulou, Sandra Sánchez-Urtaza, Tessa Burgwinkel, Rocío Arazo del Pino, Kai Lucaßen, M. Pérez-Vázquez, Jesús Oteo-Iglesias, Mercedes Sota, Jose María Marimón, Harald Seifert, Paul G. Higgins, Lucía Gallego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>
carbapenem resistance
hospital outbreaks
sequencing
plasmid
persistence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/4/2333

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