Metallo-beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in hospitals in Recife, PE, Brazil Produção de metalo-beta-lactase de linhagens de Pseudomonas aeruginosa isoladas em hospitais do Recife, PE, Brasil
Out of 24 nosocomial strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Recife, Brazil, 15 (62%) were metallo-beta-lactamase producers. Such isolates were resistant to main antipseudomonas drugs, except polymixyn B and aztreonam. The enzyme responsible for the carbapenem-resistance belongs to SPM-1 class, and t...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2005-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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