Artigo Produção Nacional Revisado por pares

Emergence of an IMP-like metallo-enzyme in an Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strain from a Brazilian teaching hospital

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 45; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0732-8893(02)00500-x

ISSN

1879-0070

Autores

Ana Cristina Gales, Maria Cristina Bronharo Tognim, Adriana O. Reis, Ronald N. Jones, Hs Sader,

Tópico(s)

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Resumo

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. constitute a serious cause of nosocomial infection in Brazilian hospitals. This manuscript reports the first appearance of an IMP-like metallo-beta-lactamase encountered in a clinical isolate of A. baumannii from a Brazilian teaching hospital.

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