An Outbreak of <i>tet</i>(X6)-Carrying Tigecycline-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates with a New Capsular Type at a Hospital in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Yu-Chia Hsieh (Author), Jia-Wen Wu (Author), Yi-Yin Chen (Author), Tran Lam Tu Quyen (Author), Wei-Chao Liao (Author), Shiao-Wen Li (Author), Yin-Cheng Chen (Author), Yi-Jiun Pan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Dissemination of multidrug-resistant, particularly tigecycline-resistant, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is of critical importance, as tigecycline is considered a last-line antibiotic. Acquisition of <i>tet</i>(X), a tigecycline-inactivating enzyme mostly found in strains of...