Acinetobacter baumannii:

Hridesh Mukhopadhyay1, Arnab Bairagi2, Anushka Mukherjee3

  • 1Department of Microbiology, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Khardaha, West Bengal 700118, India.

概括

过度使用抗生素助长了Acinetobacter baumannii的传播,这是一个危险的医院获得的病原体. 本综述详细介绍了它的医学影响和耐药性,强调了需要更好地理解,以对抗这一全球健康威胁的必要性.

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