Detection of SPM and IMP metallo-β-lactamases in clinical specimens of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a Brazilian public tertiary hospital

Phenotypic and genotypic SPM and IMP metallo-β-lactamases (MBL) detection and also the determination of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) to imipenem, meropenem and ceftazidime were evaluated in 47 multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from clinical specimens. Polymerase chain re...

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Main Authors: Carlos Henrique Camargo, Ariane Bruder-Nascimento, MSc; PhD, Alessandro Lia Mondelli, PhD, Augusto Cezar Montelli, Terue Sadatsune, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702318