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Molecular epidemiological survey of the quinolone- and carbapenem-resistant genotype and its association with the type III secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2015
Ferreira Melina Lorraine, Dantas Raquel Cavalcanti, Faria Ana Luiza Souza, Gonçalves Iara Rossi, Silveira de Brito Cristiane, Queiroz Lícia Ludendorff, Gontijo-Filho Paulo P, Ribas Rosineide Marques
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated the predictors of mortality and the impact of inappropriate therapy on the outcomes of patients with bacteraemia and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Additionally, we evaluated the correlation of the type III secretion system (TTSS) effector genotype with resistance to carbapenems and fluoroquinolones, mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs),...
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