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Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis caused by an epidemic metallo-β-lactamase-producing clone with a heterogeneous carbapenem resistance phenotype.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Pollini S, Fiscarelli E, Mugnaioli C, Di Pilato V, Ricciotti G, Neri A S, Rossolini G M
Abstract excerpt
An epidemic IMP-13 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone, causing infections and even large outbreaks in Italian critical care settings, was detected in a young cystic fibrosis patient. In this patient, the chronic infection was sustained by distinct clonal sub-populations of the MBL-producing P. aeruginosa clone, either susceptible or resistant to carbapenems. These findings underscore...
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