MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.10, no.6, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Recently, the dissemination of ESBL (PER-1) among Acinetobacter isolates was reported in Turkish hospitals. We investigated the presence and the association of various virulence determinants in 20 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, of which 13 were blaPER-1 positive.