| Literature DB >> 19188398 |
Daniel J Wolter1, Noha Khalaf, Iraida E Robledo, Guillermo J Vázquez, Maria I Santé, Edna E Aquino, Richard V Goering, Nancy D Hanson.
Abstract
During a 6-month period, 37/513 (7.2%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates belonging to 13 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) groups from Puerto Rican hospitals were carbapenem nonsusceptible. Seven of 37 isolates from four PFGE groups carried bla(IMP-18), and 25/37 isolates from seven PFGE groups carried bla(KPC). The results indicated the clonal spread of bla(KPC)-positive P. aeruginosa isolates into several Puerto Rican hospitals and the dissemination of bla(IMP-18) and bla(KPC) into genetically unrelated isolates.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19188398 PMCID: PMC2663076 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01172-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191