First nosocomial outbreak of VIM-16-producing Serratia marcescens in Argentina.
Clin Microbiol Infect
; 19(7): 617-9, 2013 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Seven metallo-ß-lactamase-positive isolates of Serratia marcescens were recovered from three patients hospitalized in a neonatal ward in an Argentinean hospital during the period July-September 2011. All the isolates were multidrug-resistant, they belonged to a single clone, and carried a blaVIM-16 -containing class I integron structure. This represents the first nosocomial outbreak of metallo-ß-lactamase in Enterobacteriaceae in Argentina.
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Assunto principal:
Serratia marcescens
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Beta-Lactamases
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Surtos de Doenças
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Infecções por Serratia
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article