Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital

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Autor(a) principal: Gales,Ana C.
Data de Publicação: 2004
Outros Autores: Torres,Patrícia L., Vilarinho,Dominique S. O., Melo,Renata S., Silva,Claudinéia F. L., Cereda,Rosângela F.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000400001
Resumo: The genetic similarity of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in the Hospital Universitário São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil, was evaluated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). A unique clone was detected among 5 of 7 isolates, suggesting that cross-contamination might have played a role in the spread of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa strains. Interestingly, a similar PFGE pattern was encountered in a P. aeruginosa strain isolated from Hospital São Paulo that was used as a PFGE control.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
title Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
spellingShingle Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
Gales,Ana C.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PFGE
carbapenem
title_short Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
title_full Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
title_fullStr Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
title_full_unstemmed Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
title_sort Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital
author Gales,Ana C.
author_facet Gales,Ana C.
Torres,Patrícia L.
Vilarinho,Dominique S. O.
Melo,Renata S.
Silva,Claudinéia F. L.
Cereda,Rosângela F.
author_role author
author2 Torres,Patrícia L.
Vilarinho,Dominique S. O.
Melo,Renata S.
Silva,Claudinéia F. L.
Cereda,Rosângela F.
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gales,Ana C.
Torres,Patrícia L.
Vilarinho,Dominique S. O.
Melo,Renata S.
Silva,Claudinéia F. L.
Cereda,Rosângela F.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PFGE
carbapenem
topic Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PFGE
carbapenem
description The genetic similarity of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in the Hospital Universitário São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil, was evaluated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). A unique clone was detected among 5 of 7 isolates, suggesting that cross-contamination might have played a role in the spread of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa strains. Interestingly, a similar PFGE pattern was encountered in a P. aeruginosa strain isolated from Hospital São Paulo that was used as a PFGE control.
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