Metallo-beta-lactamases among imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian university hospital

INTRODUCTION: Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa resulting from metallo-β-lactamases has been reported to be an important cause of nosocomial infection and is a critical therapeutic problem worldwide, especially in the case of bacteremia. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of met...

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Main Authors: Maria Renata Gomes Franco, Hélio Hehl Caiaffa-Filho, Marcelo Nascimento Burattini, Flávia Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000900002