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Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains in intensive care units of multiple Mediterranean hospitals

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (2009)

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JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
卷 63, 期 4, 页码 828-830

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp032

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A; baumannii; nosocomial outbreaks; genotyping; carbapenemases; IS elements

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Infectious Diseases Microbiology Pharmacology & Pharmacy

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