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J Clin Microbiol
; 41(7): 3403-6, 2003 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12843104
ABSTRACT
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were obtained from eight patients in two hospitals in Curitiba, Brazil. The isolates were multiresistant, belonged to a single strain, and produced the OXA-23 carbapenemase. Treatment options were limited, although the isolates were susceptible to polymyxin B in vitro. The strain contributed to the deaths of five patients.