Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks: a global problem in healthcare settings.

Mariana Neri Lucas KuriharaRomário Oliveira de SalesKésia Esther da SilvaWirlaine Glauce MacielSimone Simionatto

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2020)

Understanding the genetic mechanisms of resistance as well as the associated risk factors is critical to develop and implement adequate measures to control and prevent acquisition of nosocomial infections, especially in an intensive care unit setting.

Keyphrases

acinetobacter baumannii
multidrug resistant
intensive care unit
healthcare
drug resistant
gram negative
klebsiella pneumoniae
mechanical ventilation
pseudomonas aeruginosa
genome wide
copy number
infectious diseases
dna methylation
gene expression
health information