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[Capability of national reference laboratories in Latin America to detect emerging resistance mechanisms].
Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health - 1 Dec 2011
Corso Alejandra, Guerriero Leonor, Pasterán Fernando, Ceriana Paola, Callejo Raquel, Prieto Mónica, Tuduri Ezequiel, Lopardo Horacio, Vay Carlos, Smayevsky Jorgelina, Tokumoto Marta, Alvarez Jorge Matheu, Pardo Pilar Ramón, Galas Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the capability of 17 national reference laboratories participating in the Latin American Quality Control Program in Bacteriology and Antibiotic Resistance (LA-EQAS) to detect emerging resistance mechanisms- namely: resistance of enterobacteria to carbapenems due to the presence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) and metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) type IMP, and intermediate...
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