Abstract
During a 6-month period, 37/513 (7.2%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates belonging to 13 pulsed-fleld gel electrophoresis (PFGE) groups from Puerto Rican hospitals were carbapenem nonsusceptible. Seven of 37 isolates from four PFGE groups carried blaIMP.1B, and 25/37 isolates from seven PFGE groups carried blaKPC. The results indicated the clonal spread of WaKPC-positive P. aeruginosa isolates into several Puerto Rican hospitals and the dissemination of blaIMPmls and blaKPC into genetically unrelated isolates.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1660-1664 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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Wolter, D. J., Khalaf, N., Robledo, I. E., Vázquez, J. G., Santé, I. M., Aquino, E. E., Goering, R. V., & Hanson, N. D. (2009). Surveillance of carbapenem-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Puerto Rican Medical Center Hospitals: Dissemination of KPC and IMP-18 β-lactamases. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 53(4), 1660-1664. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01172-08