Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: clonal spread in southern Brazil and in the state of Goiás

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Mara Cristina Scheffer¹  Ana Cristina Gales²  Afonso Luis Barth²  José Rodrigues Do Carmo Filho²  Libera Maria Dalla-costa² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Hospital Universitário Serviço de Patologia Clínica,Brazil

关键词: P. aeruginosa;    carbapenem resistance;    metallo- Β-lactamase;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702010000500014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study evaluated the clonal spread of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa producing SPM-1 type metallo-β-lactamase (MBL), at the university hospital of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, compared to an epidemic clone previously reported, as well as strains collected in other three Brazilian states. Among the isolates, 17 (62%) were clonal and highly related to strains from other regions of Brazil. Six clonal strains harbored the blaSPM-1 gene. The finding of a unique SPM-1 producer clone suggests that its dissemination has contributed to the high resistance to carbapenems in Brazilian hospitals

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