Significance of nucleic acid testing in diagnosis and treatment of post-neurosurgical meningitis caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a case report.

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Published in J Med Case Rep on November 03, 2016

Authors

Ngo Tat Trung1,2, Trinh Van Son3, Dao Thanh Quyen1, Dang Thi Viet Anh1, Vu Viet Sang3, Nguyen Xuan Lam3, Nguyen Dang Manh3, Vuong Phuc Duong3, Bui Tri Cuong3, Quyen Dang Tuyen3, Nguyen Xuan Chinh3, Phan Quoc Hoan1, Hoang Van Tong4,2, Christian G Meyer2, Le Huu Song5,6,7

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular Biology, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2: Vietnamese-German Centre for Medical Research, 108 Military Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
3: Institute of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 108 Military Central Hospital, No 1, Tran Hung Dao Street, Hai Ba Trung Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam.
4: Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
5: Department of Molecular Biology, 108 Military Central Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam. lehuusong@108-icid.com.
6: Institute of Clinical Infectious Diseases, 108 Military Central Hospital, No 1, Tran Hung Dao Street, Hai Ba Trung Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam. lehuusong@108-icid.com.
7: Vietnamese-German Centre for Medical Research, 108 Military Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam. lehuusong@108-icid.com.

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