Increased blaOXA-23-like prevalence in Acinetobacter baumannii at a tertiary care center in Lebanon (2007-2013)

Increased blaOXA-23-like prevalence in Acinetobacter baumannii at a tertiary care center in Lebanon (2007-2013)

Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii has become one of the most feared organisms in hospital-acquired infections during the past decades. Their multi-drug resistant profiles have rendered many broad-spectrum antibiotics ineffective. The purpose of this retrospective study is to describe and compar...

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Main Authors: Souha S Kanj, Ralph Tayyar, Marwa Shehab, Bassam El-Hafi, Sari S Rasheed, Kohar Annie Berge Kissoyan, Zeina A Kanafani, Rima Hanna Wakim, Nada Kara Zahreddine, George F Araj, Ghassan Dbaibo, Ghassan M Matar
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
carbapenem resistance
blaOXA-23-like
horizontal gene transfer
outbreak
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/9642
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