Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: association with virulence genes and biofilm formation

Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes frequently nosocomial infections, currently becoming more difficult to treat due to the various resistance mechanisms and different virulence factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors independently as...

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Main Authors: Iara Rossi Gonçalves, Raquel Cristina Cavalcanti Dantas, Melina Lorraine Ferreira, Deivid William da Fonseca Batistão, Paulo Pinto Gontijo-Filho, Rosineide Marques Ribas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000200211&lng=en&tlng=en