Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Puerto Rican Medical Center Hospitals: Dissemination of KPC and IMP-18 β-Lactamases

During a 6-month period, 37/513 (7.2%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates belonging to 13 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) groups from Puerto Rican hospitals were carbapenem nonsusceptible. Seven of 37 isolates from four PFGE groups carried bla(IMP-18), and 25/37 isolates from seven PFGE groups...

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Main Authors: Wolter, Daniel J., Khalaf, Noha, Robledo, Iraida E., Vázquez, Guillermo J., Santé, Maria I., Aquino, Edna E., Goering, Richard V., Hanson, Nancy D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2009
Subjects:
Mechanisms of Resistance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2663076/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19188398
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01172-08
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