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Beta-Lactam Resistance Mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Causing Bloodstream Infections: Comparative Results Between Brazilian and American Isolates
28 Mar 2012
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This study evaluated the presence of distinct mechanisms of beta-lactam resistance in 122 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, causing bloodstream infections at Hospital São Paulo (HSP, Brazil; 82 isolates) and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU, United States; 40 isolates). By Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute agar dilution, Brazilian P. aeruginosa isolates showed higher resistance rates to...
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