Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Ryan K. Shields; Cornelius J. Clancy; Louise M. Gillis; Eun J. Kwak; Fernanda P. Silveira; Rima C. Abdel Massih; Gregory A. Eschenauer; Brian A. Potoski; M. Hong Nguyen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052349

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Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Ryan K. Shields,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Cornelius J. Clancy ,

* E-mail: cjc76@pitt.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, VA Healthcare System Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Louise M. Gillis,

Affiliations Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Eun J. Kwak,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Fernanda P. Silveira,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Rima C. Abdel Massih,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Gregory A. Eschenauer,

Affiliation Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Brian A. Potoski,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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M. Hong Nguyen

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Antibiotic Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Ryan K. Shields,
Cornelius J. Clancy,
Louise M. Gillis,
Eun J. Kwak,
Fernanda P. Silveira,
Rima C. Abdel Massih,
Gregory A. Eschenauer,
Brian A. Potoski,
M. Hong Nguyen

Published: December 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052349

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