PCR-based DNA fingerprinting (REP-PCR, AP-PCR) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis characterization of a nosocomial outbreak caused by imipenem- and meropenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Authors:
- G. BouGBG. Bou
- G. CerveróGCG. Cerveró
- M.A. DomínguezMDM.A. Domínguez
- C. QueredaCQC. Quereda
- J. Martínez-BeltránJMJ. Martínez-Beltrán
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
- Vol. 6 (12) , 635-643
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