Article
[Investigation of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter sp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa at an emergency hospital in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Laranjeira Vani Dos Santos, Marchetti Desiree Padilha, Steyer Juçara Rodrigues, Corção Gertrudes, Picoli Simone Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The appearance of metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter sp. is a challenge for hospitals. METHODS: The production of MBL in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter sp. From an emergency hospital in Porto Alegre was investigated using the disk approximation test and MBL E-test. The bla genes were determined using PCR. RESULTS: Two...
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