Publication Detail
High and increasing Oxa-51 DNA load predict mortality in Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: implication for pathogenesis and evaluation of therapy.
Chuang YC, Chang SC, Wang WK.
Citation
Chuang YC, Chang SC, Wang WK. (2010) High and increasing Oxa-51 DNA load predict mortality in Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: implication for pathogenesis and evaluation of therapy. PLoS One 5(11):e14133.
Abstract
High Oxa-51 DNA load and its initial increase could predict mortality. Moreover, monitoring Oxa-51 DNA load in blood may provide direct parameters for evaluating new regimens against A. baumannii in future clinical studies.
| Link: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21152436 |
| PMID: | 21152436 |
| PMCID: | PMC2994729 |