This study emphasizes the need for effective surveillance of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates.
Temporal evaluation of ISAba1 and its relationship to the dissemination.
There is a direct relationship between ISAba1/blaOXA-23 and the increase of minimal inhibitory concentrations for carbapenems.
There is a direct relationship between the ISAba1/blaOXA-23 gene and clonal diversity.