First description of colistin and tigecycline-resistant acinetobacter baumannii producing KPC-3 carbapenemase in Portugal

Herein, we describe a case report of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates that were identified from the same patient at a Tertiary University Hospital Centre in Portugal. Antimicrobial susceptibility and the molecular characterization of resistance and viru...

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Main Author: Caneiras, Cátia (author)
Other Authors: Calisto, Filipa (author), da Silva, Gabriela Jorge (author), Lito, Luis (author), Melo-Cristino, José (author), Duarte, Aida (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
A. Baumannii
Antimicrobial resistance
Colistin
Gram-negative bacteria
K. Pneumoniae
KPC-3 carbapenemase
Tigecycline
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Pharmacology (medical)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics7040096
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/69062

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https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics7040096

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