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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was employed to analyze DNA fingerprinting patterns, clarifying the clonal relatedness among strains and tracing potential clonal dissemination.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Antimicrobial susceptibility testing demonstrated that all 106 CRPA isolates were resistant to imipenem. Consistent resistance to cefazolin and cefotetan were observed in 103 isolates. ST640 was identified as the predominant type, along with two novel STs, designated ST4440 and ST4513. Molecular characterization revealed that all isolates carried the efflux pump genes (mexA, mexB), the blaPDC (AmpC enzyme) gene and blaOXA-50, while metallo-\u03b2-lactamase genes were detected in only two isolates. All 106 isolates carried virulence gene exoT, with exoY and exoS detected in 98.1% and 91.5%, respectively. PFGE results showed that no predominant clone was observed at the 85% similarity level, suggesting that the isolates were mainly from sporadic infections.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Resistance in CRPA isolates is predominantly mediated by efflux pumps and AmpC enzymes, along with the presence of the blaOXA-50. 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