Spread of a carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST2 clonal strain causing outbreaks in two Sicilian hospitals

Summary Background Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii have become an important healthcare-associated problem, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). Aim To investigate the emergence of carbapenem- and colistin-resistant A. baumannii infections in two Sicilia...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2014-04, Vol.86 (4), p.260-266
Hauptverfasser:	Agodi, A, Voulgari, E, Barchitta, M, Quattrocchi, A, Bellocchi, P, Poulou, A, Santangelo, C, Castiglione, G, Giaquinta, L, Romeo, M.A, Vrioni, G, Tsakris, A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acinetobacter Acinetobacter baumannii Acinetobacter baumannii - classification Acinetobacter baumannii - enzymology Acinetobacter baumannii - genetics Acinetobacter baumannii - isolation & purification Acinetobacter Infections - epidemiology Acinetobacter Infections - microbiology Adolescent Adult Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Carbapenemase Carbapenems - pharmacology Colistin - pharmacology Colistin resistance Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - microbiology Disease Outbreaks Drug Resistance, Bacterial Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Hospitals Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Multilocus Sequence Typing Pharmacology. Drug treatments Polymerase Chain Reaction Sicily - epidemiology
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