Frequency of 16S rRNA Methylase and Aminoglycoside-Modifying Enzyme Genes among Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in Iran

• Main Authors: Mehrdad Gholami (Author), Mohammadreza Haghshenas (Author), Mona Moshiri (Author), Shbnam Razavi (Author), Abazar Pournajaf (Author), Gholamreza Irajian (Author), Mohsen Heidary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background & objective: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) is an important nosocomial pathogen which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in high-risk populations. Aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AMEs) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) methylati...