Multiresistance and endemic status of acinetobacter baumannii associated with nosocomial infections in a tunisian hospital: A critical situation in the intensive care units

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 415-422

  Ben, Othman A ^a   Zribi, M ^a   Masmoudi, A ^a   Abdellatif, S ^b   Ben, Lakhal S ^b   Fendri, C ^a  

^a Hospital Microbiological laboratory   (Tunisia)

^b Intensive care unit   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

A. baumannii; Antibiotic resistance; Epidemiology; PFGE; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

EID: 79959457449     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822011000200001     Document Type: Article

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