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
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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