Molecular characterization and genetic relatedness of clinically Acinetobacter baumanii isolates conferring increased resistance to the first and second generations of tetracyclines in Iran

• Main Authors: Zahra Meshkat (Author), Himen Salimizand (Author), Yousef Amini (Author), Mostafa Khakshoor (Author), Davoud Mansouri (Author), Hadi Farsiani (Author), Kiarash Ghazvini (Author), Adel Najafi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The increasing resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii to antibiotics has recently been regarded as a notable therapeutic difficulty. Evaluating resistance rates of some A. baumannii isolates to tetracyclines had an impact on understanding the antibiotic resistance dissemination. B...