Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 195-199 , February 2010

Distribution of blaOXA-carrying imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. in 3 hospitals in Taiwan

  • Han-Yueh Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Hsin-Chu General Hospital, Department of Health, Hsin-Chu City 30015, Taiwan
    • Equal contribution to the article.
    • ,
  • Chih-Man Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory, Hsin-Chu General Hospital, Department of Health, Hsin-Chu City 30015, Taiwan
    • Equal contribution to the article.
    • ,
  • Ming-Feng Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Chutung Hospital, Department of Health, Hsin-Chu County 31064, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Lin Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Hsin-Chu City 30015, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ni Tien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Li Liou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Hsin-Chu City 30015, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-35-381183; fax: +886-35-308630.

Received 20 May 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.09.013

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 195-199 , February 2010

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