Identification of São Paulo metallo-beta-lactamase-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Central-West region of Brazil: a case study

Abstract: Metallo-beta-lactamase production is an important mechanism for carbapenem resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa , which represents an emerging public health challenge. We report the case of a patient admitted to an intensive care unit, with sepsis caused by multidrug-resistant São Paulo Me...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors:	Wirlaine Glauce Maciel, Kesia Esther da Silva, José Victor Bortolotto Bampi, Graciela Mendonça dos Santos Bet, Ana Carolina Ramos, Ana Cristina Gales, Simone Simionatto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:	Pseudomonas aeruginosa Metallo-beta-lactamase SPM
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000100135&lng=en&tlng=en