| molecular epidemiology and characterization of resistance mechanisms to various antimicrobial agents in acinetobacter baumannii isolated in mérida, venezuela. | a. baumannii outbreaks are difficult to control because of the relative ease with which this microorganism spreads and persists in hospital settings. successive papers reported increased resistance in clinical isolates of a. baumannii, currently resistant to most antibiotics. the purpose of this study was to characterize the epidemiological relationship and the mechanisms of resistance to several antimicrobial agents of a collection of a. baumannii strains. | 2007 | 17392641 |