Characteristics of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated in Geneva during colonization or infection

This study determined the antibiotic susceptibility profile and genetic mechanisms of β-lactam resistance in 27 clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated at the University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland. The antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using Etest and the disc dif...

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Main Authors: Cherkaoui, Abdessalam, Emonet, Stéphane, Renzi, Gesuele, Schrenzel, Jacques
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567826/