International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , August 2010

Characterisation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak strains producing OXA-58 in Turkey

  • Canan Kulah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey
    • These two authors contributed equally to this study.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 532 445 3250; fax: +90 372 261 0155.
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  • Marlies J. Mooij

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • These two authors contributed equally to this study.
    • Present address: BIOMERIT Research Centre, Microbiology Department, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland.
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  • Fusun Comert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey
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  • Elif Aktas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey
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  • Guven Celebi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey
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  • Nagihan Ozlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey
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  • Martine C. Rijnsburger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Paul H.M. Savelkoul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 16 September 2009 ,Accepted 8 March 2010.

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PII: S0924-8579(10)00150-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.03.017

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , August 2010

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