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Intrahospital spread of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a University Hospital in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Scheffer Mara Cristina, Bazzo Maria Luiza, Steindel Mario, Darini Ana Lucia, Clímaco Eduardo, Dalla-Costa Libera Maria
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INTRODUCTION: Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) has been isolated with increasing frequency in Brazilian hospitals. Since June 2003, its detection in a teaching hospital in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil, has increased. This study aimed to investigate the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), presence of Metallo-beta-lactamase (MbetaL) and a possible clonal relationship among the isolates....
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