Intercountry transfer of PER-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from Romania

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 226-228

  Naas, Thierry ^a   Nordmann, Patrice ^a   Heidt, Annie ^b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier de Haguenau   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMOXICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLOXACILLIN; COLISTIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM; PER1 PROTEIN; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TICARCILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGED; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; ROMANIA;

EID: 33846135759     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.08.032     Document Type: Letter

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