Prevalence of antibiotic resistance and virulent factors in nosocomial clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Panamá

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important causative agent of nosocomial infections. As pathogen, P. aeruginosa is of increasing clinical importance due to its ability to develop high-level multidrug resistance (MDR). Methods: The aim of the present study was to better understand the intrins...

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Main Authors: Héctor Sambrano, Julio César Castillo, Carlos W. Ramos, Brenda de Mayorga, Olga Chen, Ovidio Durán, Carmelo Ciniglio, Criseida Aguilar, Osvaldo Cisterna, Magaly de Chial
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867020301653