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A hospital microbiology lab identifies a strain of Acinetobacter baumannii wi...
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A hospital microbiology lab identifies a strain of Acinetobacter baumannii with decreased sensitivity to a carbapenem antibiotic. Molecular testing shows a truncating mutation in a gene encoding an outer‑membrane channel protein that normally permits passive diffusion of certain antibiotics into the bacterium.
Which resistance strategy does this mutation most directly represent?
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