First detection of the blaOXA-23 gene in a multidrug-resistant A. baumannii clinical isolate from Cochabamba, Bolivia

The University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU was the Institution where the research was conducted although the clinical data and preliminary experiments were done in the University of San Simon (Universidad Mayor de San Simon UMSS) and Viedma Hospital within a collaborative project. This work was supported by grant AE14/23 from the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU. Thanks to Dr. Bruno Lopes, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, UK, for critically reading the manuscript.