Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from Southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Gabriel de Paula Gollino (Author), Bruna Machado Escobar (Author), Ilson Dias da Silveira (Author), Rosa Helena Robales Siqueira (Author), Joseane Cristina Ferreira (Author), Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini (Author), Vanessa Bley Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii has reached extremely high levels worldwide and class D OXA-type carbapenemases are the main associated mechanism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the phenotypic and molecular profile of clinical carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAb) isolates...