Characterisation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak strains producing OXA-58 in Turkey.

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Published in Int J Antimicrob Agents on May 26, 2010

Authors

Canan Kulah1, Marlies J Mooij, Fusun Comert, Elif Aktas, Guven Celebi, Nagihan Ozlu, Martine C Rijnsburger, Paul H M Savelkoul

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Zonguldak, Turkey. canankulah@yahoo.com

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