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 |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1660-1664 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2009 |
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- Pharmacology
- Infectious Diseases
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Surveillance of carbapenem-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Puerto Rican Medical Center Hospitals : Dissemination of KPC and IMP-18 β-lactamases. / Wolter, Daniel J.; Khalaf, Noha; Robledo, Iraida E.; Vázquez, J. Guillermo; Santé, I. Maria; Aquino, Edna E.; Goering, Richard V.; Hanson, Nancy D.
In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Vol. 53, No. 4, 04.2009, p. 1660-1664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Surveillance of carbapenem-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Puerto Rican Medical Center Hospitals
T2 - Dissemination of KPC and IMP-18 β-lactamases
AU - Wolter, Daniel J.
AU - Khalaf, Noha
AU - Robledo, Iraida E.
AU - Vázquez, J. Guillermo
AU - Santé, I. Maria
AU - Aquino, Edna E.
AU - Goering, Richard V.
AU - Hanson, Nancy D.
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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