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Characterization of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates, carrying multiple genes coding for this antibiotic resistance.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 2 Sept 2014
Rizek Camila, Fu Liang, Dos Santos Leticia Cavalcanti, Leite Gleice, Ramos Jessica, Rossi Flavia, Guimaraes Thais, Levin Anna S, Costa Silvia Figueiredo
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BACKGROUND: Carbapenemase genes are one of the most frequent mechanisms reported in carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa; however, description of P. aeruginosa co-harbouring two or more carbapenemases is unusual. METHODS: In this study we evaluated the presence of carbapenemase genes and the clonality of P. aeruginosa isolates obtained from a hospital over a 12-year period. A total of 127 isolates of...
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