Multi-locus sequence types of Acinetobacter baumanii clinical isolates from India

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 358-360

  Rynga, Dabet ^a   Shariff, Malini ^a   Deb, Monorama ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumanii; India; MLST; ST

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; COLISTIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; TIGECYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; INDIA; LETTER; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

EID: 84876347821     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2827     Document Type: Letter

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