Article
Spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa clones in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in an adult intensive care unit at a university hospital.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Royer Sabrina, Faria Ana Luiza Souza, Seki Liliane Miyuki, Chagas Thiago Pavoni Gomes, Campos Paola Amaral de, Batistão Deivid William da Fonseca, Asensi Marise Dutra, Gontijo Filho Paulo P, Ribas Rosineide Marques
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Brazil, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates are associated with significant mortality, morbidity and costs. Studies on the clonal relatedness of these isolates could lay the foundation for...
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