blaGES carrying Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;10(4): 251-253, Aug. 2006. tab, ilus
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in En
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| ID: lil-440677
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Previous analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa class-1 integrons from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, revealed the blaGES gene in one isolate. We screened isolates of two widespread PFGE genotypes, A and B, at a public hospital in Rio, for the presence of blaGES. The gene was detected in all seven P. aeruginosa isolates belonging to genotype B. Three of the seven genotype-B isolates were resistant to amikacin, aztreonam, ceftazidime, cefepime, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, imipenem, meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam and ticarcillin-clavulanic acid. The other four isolates were resistant to all these agents, except gentamicin, imipenem, meropenem and piperacillin-tazobactam. A synergistic effect between ceftazidime and imipenem or clavulanic acid suggested the production of GES-type ESBL.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz J Infect Dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis. (Online)
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Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (Impresso)
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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Project document