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In vitro activity of colistin in antimicrobial combination against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in Vietnam.

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Acinetobacter baumannii has become one of the major infection threats in intensive care units (ICUs) globally. Since 2008, A. baumannii has been the leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in our ICU at an infectious disease hospital in southern Vietnam. The emergence of this pathogen in our setting is consistent with the persistence of a specific clone exhibiting resistance to carbapenems. Antimicrobial combinations may be a strategy to treat infections caused by these carbape...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1099/jmm.0.000137

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
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Baker, S
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Royal Society
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Grant:
089276/2/09/2
WT/093724/Z/10/Z
Publisher:
Microbiology Society Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of medical microbiology Journal website
Volume:
64
Issue:
10
Pages:
1162-1169
Publication date:
2015-10-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1473-5644
ISSN:
0022-2615
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:541630
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uuid:c93521c9-322a-4d4b-b05f-d318c62493b9
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pubs:541630
Source identifiers:
541630
Deposit date:
2015-12-17

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