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SUBMITTER: Weisenberg SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3236744 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weisenberg Scott A SA Schuetz Audrey N AN Alexander Elizabeth L EL Eiss Brain B Behta Maryam M Saiman Lisa L Larone Davise H DH Jenkins Stephen G SG Rhee Kyu Y KY
PloS one 20111213 12
<h4>Background</h4>Acinetobacter baumannii is an increasingly multidrug-resistant (MDR) cause of hospital-acquired infections, often associated with limited therapeutic options. We investigated A. baumannii isolates at a New York hospital to characterize genetic relatedness.<h4>Methods</h4>Thirty A. baumannii isolates from geographically-dispersed nursing units within the hospital were studied. Isolate relatedness was assessed by repetitive sequence polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR). The prese ...[more]