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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 enzyme: Dissemination in Southern Brazil

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  1. Medical Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Coordenadoria de Vigilância em Saúde de Porto Alegre, 372/3 Padre Cacique Avenue, Porto Alegre, RS, 90000-000, Brazil

    A. F. Martins

  2. Hospital Infection Control Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    R. Kuchenbecker

  3. Hospital Infection Control Committee, Complexo HospitalarSanta Casa, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    T. Sukiennik

  4. Centro Universitário IPA Metodista, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    R. Boff

  5. Medical Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    K. C. Reiter & L. Lutz

  6. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    A. B. M. P. Machado & A. L. Barth

  7. Medical Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    A. L. Barth

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Martins, A.F., Kuchenbecker, R., Sukiennik, T. et al. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 enzyme: Dissemination in Southern Brazil. Infection 37, 474–476 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-009-9003-9

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