Spread of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Global Clone 2 in Asia and AbaR-Type Resistance Islands

Hun Kim, Dae; Choi, Ji-Young; Won Kim, Hae; Ys, Kim; Ryeon Chung, Doo; Ran Peck, Kyong; Thamlikitkul, Visanu; Man-kit So, Thomas; Md Yasin, Rohani; Hsueh, Po‐Ren; Carlos, Celia; Yang Hsu, Li; Buntaran, Latre; K. Lalitha, M.; Song, Jae‐Hoon; Soo Ko, Kwan

doi:10.1128/aac.00633-13

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Spread of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Global Clone 2 in Asia and AbaR-Type Resistance Islands

Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy • Aug 13, 2013

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Dae Hun Kim

Ji-Young Choi

Hae Won Kim

Abstract

In this surveillance study, we identified the genotypes, carbapenem resistance determinants, and structural variations of AbaR-type resistance islands among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) isolates from nine Asian locales. Clonal complex 92 (CC92), corresponding to global clone 2...

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clone (Java method)

Acinetobacter baumannii

Biology

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