Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
The genetic similarity of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in the Hospital Universitário São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil, was evaluated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). A unique clone was detected among 5 of 7 isolates, suggesting that cross-contamination might have played a role in the spread of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa strains. Interestingly, a similar PFGE pattern was encountered in a P. aeruginosa strain isolated from Hospital São Paulo that was used as a PFGE control.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2004
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000400001 |
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