First report of metallo-ß-lactamases producing Enterobacter spp. strains from Venezuela.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
; 56(1): 67-9, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-24553611
Clinical strains of Enterobacter were isolated from Cumana's Central Hospital in Venezuela, and classified as E. cloacae (21), E. aerogenes (7), E. intermedium (1), E. sakazakii (1) and three unclassified. The strains showed high levels of resistance, especially to SXT (58.1%), CRO (48.8%), CAZ (46.6%), PIP (46.4%), CIP (45.2%) and ATM (43.3%). This is the first report for South America of blaVIM-2 in two E. cloacae and one Enterobacter sp., which also showed multiple mechanisms of resistance. Both E. cloacae showed blaTEM-1, but only one showed blaCTX-M-15 gene, while no blaSHV was detected.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Beta-Lactamases
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Enterobacter
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
Brasil