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Early detection and control of an Acinetobacter baumannii multi-resistant outbreak in a hospital in Quito, Ecuador

Author(s) -

Mónica Cartelle Gestal,

Jeannete Zurita,

Gabriela Gualpa,

C. López González,

Ariane Paz y Miño

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.7544

Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , outbreak , infection control , medicine , acinetobacter , emergency medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , virology , biology , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , genetics

Acinetobacter baumannii (ABA) is an important opportunistic pathogen associated with high mortality rates in intensive care units (ICUs). An outbreak in the ICU of a secondary-level hospital in Quito, Ecuador, occurred during April and May 2015 and was successfully controlled.

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