Antimicrobial resistance profiles and oxacillinase genes in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from hospitalized patients in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Carbapenems are the therapy of choice for treating severe infections caused by the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex. We aimed to assess the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of producers of distinct oxacillinases among nosocomial...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Giselle Dall Cortivo, Andréia Gutberlet, Jéssica Augustini Ferreira, Leslie Ecker Ferreira, Roseneide Campos Deglmann, Glauco Adrieno Westphal, Paulo Henrique Condeixa de França
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015
Subjects:
Carbapenem resistance
Acinetobacter
Nosocomial infection
Oxacillinases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0233-2015
https://doaj.org/article/ce0a4388e7d843ecb120bc6a99dc64a3

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