Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Brazil: susceptibility profile and diversity of oxacillinases

• Main Authors: Lisiane Rocha (Author), Mariana Pagano (Author), Juliana C. Campos (Author), Jorge Luiz M. Sampaio (Author), Andreza F. Martins (Author), Afonso Luis Barth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: The Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (ABC) complex includes five species, and the A. baumannii is the most important of them because it carries mechanisms of carbapenems resistance, especially the oxacillinases. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to identify th...