Phenotypic and molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: The emergence of carbapenem resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been outstanding due to the wide spectrum of antimicrobial degradation of these bacteria, reducing of therapeutic options. METHODS: Sixty-one clinical strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from five public hosp...

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Main Authors: Paula Regina Luna de Araújo Jácome, Lílian Rodrigues Alves, Adriane Borges Cabral, Ana Catarina Souza Lopes, Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Carbapenemase
Multirresistência
Fatores de virulência
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000600010&lng=en&tlng=en

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