Tracing the dissemination of the international clones of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among cancer patients in Egypt using the PCR-based open reading frame typing (POT) method

•Infections by multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii are a major problem among Egyptian cancer patients.•The POT method allows tracing the dissemination of MDR A. baumannii in healthcare settings.•A. baumannii IC2 (POT 122) persisted for 3years in the studied cancer centre.•The POT method is useful...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of global antimicrobial resistance. 2019-12, Vol.19, p.210-215
Hauptverfasser:	El Far, Miran Y., El-Mahallawy, Hadir A., Attia, Ahmed S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acinetobacter baumannii Cancer Clonal diversity Egypt Low cost, rapid typing POT type
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