Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Tomas-Paul Cusack^{1

2}, Vilayouth Phimolsarnnousith¹, Khuanta Duangmala¹, Phonelavanh Phoumin¹, Jane Turton², Katie L Hopkins², Neil Woodford², Nandini Shetty², Nicole Stoesser^{3

4}, Hang T T Phan^{3

4}, David A B Dance^{1

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
² National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK.
³ Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK.
⁴ National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK.
⁵ Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁶ Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

Tomas-Paul Cusack et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019.

. 2019 Sep 1;74(9):2810-2821.

doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz234.

¹ Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
² National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK.
³ Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK.
⁴ National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK.
⁵ Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁶ Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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