Production of metallo-β-lactamase among Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in the State of Sergipe, Brazil

Production of metallo-β-lactamase among Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in the State of Sergipe, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Acquired production of metallo-β-lactamases is an important mechanism of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The objective of this study was to investigate the production of metallo-β-lactamase and the genetic diversity among ceftazidime-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates from State of...

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Main Authors: Lívia Maria do Amorim Costa, Maria Emília de Castro Kling Fleming, Geraldo Renato de Paula, Lenise Arneiro Teixeira, Pedro Juan José Mondino, Sílvia Susana Bona de Mondino, Cláudia Rezende de Vieira Mendonça-Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antimicrobial resistance
Metallo-β-lactamase
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