| Literature DB >> 18558947 |
T Stoeva1, P G Higgins, K Bojkova, H Seifert.
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From October 1999 to September 2006, 29 carbapenem-resistant isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii were collected consecutively from patients hospitalized in different wards of the University Hospital in Pleven, Bulgaria. The bla(OXA-23) gene, associated with the upstream-located ISAba1, was identified as the mechanism responsible for carbapenem resistance in all isolates. The isolates belonged to two different clonal groups, indicating a sustained hospital outbreak. This study demonstrates both the epidemic potential of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii and its longevity in the hospital environment.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18558947 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02018.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect ISSN: 1198-743X Impact factor: 8.067