@article{open1084, volume = {8}, month = {June}, author = {Vijaya B Srinivasan and Govindan Rajamohan and Preeti Pancholi and Kurt Stevenson and Daniel Tadesse and Prapas Patchanee and Mario Marcon and Wondwossen A Gebreyes}, note = {OPEN ACCESS}, title = {Genetic relatedness and molecular characterization of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in central Ohio, USA.}, publisher = {Biomedcentral}, journal = {Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials}, pages = {21}, year = {2009}, url = {http://crdd.osdd.net/open/1084/}, abstract = {This study underscores the major role of carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamases, and in particular the acquired OXA-23, in the dissemination of imipenem-resistant A. baumannii. The co-occurrence of additional resistance determinant could also be a significant threat.} }