Emergence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with KPC-type carbapenemase in a teaching hospital: an 8-year study.
J Med Microbiol
; 62(Pt 10): 1565-1570, 2013 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-23831767
An outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenamase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae occurred at our institution. Multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa could have acquired this transmissible resistance mechanism, going unnoticed because its phenotypic detection in this species is difficult. We compared P. aeruginosa isolates obtained before and after the KPC-producing K. pneumoniae outbreak. No bla(KPC) genes were detected in the isolates obtained before the outbreak, whereas 33/76 (43%) of the isolates obtained after the outbreak harboured the bla(KPC) gene. P. aeruginosa may thus become a reservoir of this transmissible resistance mechanism. It is very important to understand the epidemiology of these multiresistant isolates, in order to achieve early implementation of adequate control measures to contain and reduce their dissemination in the hospital environment.
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Assunto principal:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Infecções por Pseudomonas
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Proteínas de Bactérias
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Beta-Lactamases
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Resistência beta-Lactâmica
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Reino Unido