Carbapenem-resistant OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolates causing ventilator-associated pneumonia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 667-669

  Carneiro, Marcelo ^a   Barbosa, Paula I P L ^b   Vespero, Eliana C ^b   Tanita, Marcos T ^b   Carrilho, Claudia M ^b   Perugini, Márcia ^b   Saridakis, Halha O ^b   Possuelo, Lia G ^a   Renner, Jane D P ^a   Valim, Andréia R M ^a   Tognin, Maria C B ^c   Martins, Andreza F ^d   Barth, Afonso L ^e  

^a Santa Cruz Do sul University   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c State University of Maring   (Brazil)

^d University Metodist Center   (Brazil)

^e Service of Clinical Pathology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LIDAPRIM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BRAZIL; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 77957142095     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.02.005     Document Type: Letter

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