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Molecular surveillance of carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa at three medical centres in Cologne, Germany.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control - 1 Jan 2019
Schäfer Elena, Malecki Monika, Tellez-Castillo Carlos J, Pfennigwerth Niels, Marlinghaus Lennart, Higgins Paul G, Mattner Frauke, Wendel Andreas F
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Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common pathogen causing hospital-acquired infections. Carbapenem resistance in P. aeruginosa is either mediated via a combination of efflux pumps, AmpC overexpression, and porin loss, or through an acquired carbapenemase. Carbapenemase-producing P. aeruginosa (CPPA) strains are known to cause outbreaks and harbour a reservoir of mobile antibiotic resistance genes, however,...
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