Epidemiology and clonality of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from an intensive care unit in Palermo, Italy

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mammina, Caterina ^a   Palma, Daniela Maria ^b   Bonura, Celestino ^a   Aleo, Aurora ^a   Fasciana, Teresa ^a   Sodano, Concetta ^b   Saporito, Maria Antonietta ^b   Verde, Maria Stella ^b   Cal, Cinzia ^a   Cracchiolo, Andrea Neville ^b   Tetamo, Romano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ARNAS General Hospital Civico and Benfratelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBAPENEMS; CLONE CELLS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864757255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-365     Document Type: Article

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