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Characterization and molecular epidemiology of extensively prevalent nosocomial isolates of drug-resistant Acinetobacter spp

A. A. Carvalho, Cardoso, L. L., Nogueira, H. S., Menezes, E. V., Xavier, M. A. S., Barreto, N. A. P., Fernandes, L. F., Xavier, A. R. E. O., Carvalho, A. A., Cardoso, L. L., Nogueira, H. S., Menezes, E. V., Xavier, M. A. S., Barreto, N. A. P., Fernandes, L. F., and Xavier, A. R. E. O., Characterization and molecular epidemiology of extensively prevalent nosocomial isolates of drug-resistant Acinetobacter spp, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Acinetobacter sp isolates deserve special attention once they have emerged globally in healthcare institutions because they display numerous intrinsic and acquired drug-resistance mechanisms. This study assessed the antibiotic susceptibility profile, the presence of the genetic marker blaOXA-23, and the clonal relationship among 34 nosocomial isolates of Acinetobacter spp obtained at a hospital in southeastern Brazil. Antibiotic sensitivity analysis was performed by the standard disc-diffusion method.

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