Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain

Acosta, Joshi; Merino, María; Viedma, Esther; Poza, Margarita; Sanz, Francisca; Otero, Joaquín R.; Chaves, Fernando; Bou, Germán

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Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring OXA-24 Carbapenemase, Spain

Published Date:

Jun 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(6):1064-1067.

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Acosta, Joshi ; Merino, María ; Viedma, Esther ; Poza, Margarita ; Sanz, Francisca ; ... More ▼

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In February 2006, a patient colonized with a multidrug-resistant sequence type 56 Acinetobacter baumannii strain was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. This strain spread rapidly and caused a large outbreak in the hospital. Clinicians should be alert for this strain because its spread would have serious health consequences.

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