Morphological changes induced by imipenem and meropenem at sub-inhibitory concentrations in Acinetobacter baumannii  M. Bernabeu-Wittel, A. García-Curiel,

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Morphological changes induced by imipenem and meropenem at sub-inhibitory concentrations in Acinetobacter baumannii  M. Bernabeu-Wittel, A. García-Curiel, C. Pichardo, M.E. Pachón-Ibáñez, M.E. Jiménez-Mejías, J. Pachón  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages 931-934 (October 2004) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00944.x Copyright © 2004 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Photomicrograph (×100) of a Gram's stain of a carbapenem-susceptible strain of A. baumannii exposed to imipenem at concentrations 0.25 × MIC for 4 h. A significant number of spheroplasts ≥ 3 µm in size can be seen. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2004 10, 931-934DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00944.x) Copyright © 2004 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions