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American Society for Microbiology, Microbiology Spectrum, 1(10), 2022

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02734-21

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Carbapenem Resistance in Acinetobacter nosocomialis and Acinetobacter junii Conferred by Acquisition of bla <sub>OXA-24/40</sub> and Genetic Characterization of the Transmission Mechanism between Acinetobacter Genomic Species

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Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most relevant pathogens in terms of antibiotic resistance. The main resistance mechanisms are the carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamases (CHDLs), especially OXA-23 and OXA-24/40.