Molecular epidemiology and drug resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from a regional hospital in the Brazilian Amazon region

Abstract INTRODUCTION: In this study, we report a clonal dissemination of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates due to the acquisition of blaOXA-23 in a regional hospital located in Brazilian Amazon Region. METHODS: The isolates were identified by MALDI-TOF and the carbapenemase-...

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Main Authors: Edlainny Araujo Ribeiro, Ana Cristina Gales, Ana Paula Streling de Oliveira, Danilo Dias Coelho, Rodrigo Alves de Oliveira, Irmtraut Araci Hoffmann Pfrimer, José Rodrigues do Carmo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-11-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100602&tlng=en