Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain
Autor: | Joshi Acosta, María Merino, Esther Viedma, Margarita Poza, Francisca Sanz, Joaquín R. Otero, Fernando Chaves, Germán Bou |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp 1064-1067 (2011) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1706.091866 |
Popis: | In February 2006, a patient colonized with a multidrug-resistant sequence type 56 Acinetobacter baumannii strain was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. This strain spread rapidly and caused a large outbreak in the hospital. Clinicians should be alert for this strain because its spread would have serious health consequences. |
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