| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8746260 | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance | 2018 | 37 Pages |
Abstract
Carbapenem resistance in outbreak strains and 12% of sporadic isolates was due to the pCMCVTAb2-borne Tn2008. This is the first report of a Tn2008-driven outbreak of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii infections in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which followed similar cases in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Jayasimha Rao, Dwi Susanti, Johnathon C. Childress, Michael C. Mitkos, Joshua K. Brima, Anthony W. Baffoe-Bonnie, Samuel N. Pearce, Dale Grgurich, Maria Jose Fernandez-Cotarelo, Thomas M. Kerkering, Biswarup Mukhopadhyay,