Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster

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dc.contributor.advisorOliver, Stephenen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorElisha, B Gayen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMoodley, Vineshree Mischkaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-07T13:29:07Z
dc.date.available2015-01-07T13:29:07Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAcinetobacter baumannii is a major pathogen causing nosocomial infections, particularly in critically ill patients. This organism has acquired the propensity to rapidly develop resistance to most antibiotics. At several hospitals within Cape Town, tobramycin and colistin remain frequently the only therapeutic options. The Vitek2 automated susceptibility testing (AST) is used in the clinical laboratory to determine selected susceptibility profiles. The suspicion of a possible AST-related technical error when testing for susceptibility to tobramycin in A. baumannii precipitated this study.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMoodley, V. M. (2011). <i>Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Virology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11686en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMoodley, Vineshree Mischka. <i>"Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Virology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11686en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMoodley, V. 2011. Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Moodley, Vineshree Mischka AB - Acinetobacter baumannii is a major pathogen causing nosocomial infections, particularly in critically ill patients. This organism has acquired the propensity to rapidly develop resistance to most antibiotics. At several hospitals within Cape Town, tobramycin and colistin remain frequently the only therapeutic options. The Vitek2 automated susceptibility testing (AST) is used in the clinical laboratory to determine selected susceptibility profiles. The suspicion of a possible AST-related technical error when testing for susceptibility to tobramycin in A. baumannii precipitated this study. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster TI - Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11686 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11686
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMoodley VM. Acinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related cluster. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Virology, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11686en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Virologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMedical Virologyen_ZA
dc.titleAcinetobacter baumannii : an evaluation of five susceptibility test methods to detect tobramycin resistance in an epidemiologically related clusteren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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