Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Thai hospital: A molecular epidemiologic analysis and identification of bactericidal Polymyxin B-based combinations

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Teo, Jocelyn ^a   Lim, Tze Peng ^a,b   Hsu, Li Yang ^b   Tan, Thean Yen ^c   Sasikala, Suranthran ^a,f   Hon, Pei Yun ^b,g   Kwa, Andrea L ^a,d   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^e  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^e THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^f AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^g TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem resistance; Combination therapy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DORIPENEM; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TIGECYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BLAOXA 23 GENE; BLAOXA 51 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND;

EID: 85006224666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-015-0043-x     Document Type: Article

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