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Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 105-114 , February 2012

Emergence of resistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe: clinical impact and therapeutic options

Number of citations found in PubMed from 1999 to the end of 2010 using either ‘Acinetobacter baumannii’ or ‘Acinetobacter baumannii and antibiotic resistance’.

Number of citations found in PubMed from 1999 to the end of 2010 using either ‘Acinetobacter baumannii’ or ‘Acinetobacter baumannii and antibiotic resistance’.
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Genetic context of the 86-kb resistance island in Acinetobacter baumannii strain AYE. Tn, transposase; Int, integrase; IS, insertion sequence.

Genetic context of the 86-kb resistance island in Acinetobacter baumannii strain AYE. Tn, transposase; Int, integrase; IS, insertion sequence.
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The north to south gradient of prevalence of resistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe (1997–2008).

The north to south gradient of prevalence of resistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe (1997–2008).
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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of a multidrug-resistant, colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolate. The disks tested in order from top to bottom and from left to right are as follows: t

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of a multidrug-resistant, colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolate. The disks tested in order from top to bottom and from left to right are as follows: ticarcillin; ceftazidime; piperacillin; piperacillin/tazobactam; imipenem; ticarcillin/clavulanic acid; gentamicin; amikacin; tobramycin; sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim; fosfomycin; rifampicin; ciprofloxacin; colistin; norfloxacin; nitrofurantoin.
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