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PEDROZA, R et al. Caracterización de Plásmidos de Acinetobacter Baumannii en tres centros hospitalarios. RFM [online]. 2002, vol.25, n.1, pp.80-82. ISSN 0798-0469.

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important etiological agent causing nosocomial infections. Antibiotics resistance patterns and plasmid profiles analysis of selected 34 nosocomial strains isolated from three hospitals were determined. The majority of isolates (50%) were recovered from respiratory tract and intensive care unit. High level of resistance for different kind of antimicrobials has been observed, incluindg imipenem, meropenen and beta-lactam antibiotics. Plasmid profiles suggested a high variability. A plasmid < 23 kb was associated with the resistance in some isolates. Plasmid DNA analysis proved to be useful in epidemiological typing of A baumannii strains and may serve as a complementary typing system to traditional epidemiological methods.

Palavras-chave : Acinetobacter baumannii; Resistant; Plasmid.