Molecular characterisation of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: First report of a new sequence type in Italy

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 154-156

  Ambrosi, Cecilia ^a,b,c   Aleandri, Marta ^a   Giordano, Alessandra ^a   Scribano, Daniela ^a   Marazzato, Massimiliano ^a   Zagaglia, Carlo ^a   Conte, Maria Pia ^a   Palamara, Anna Teresa ^a,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Dani Di Giò Onlus   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CARBAPENEMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 84994558615     PISSN: 22137165     EISSN: 22137173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2016.10.002     Document Type: Letter

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