Ocurrence of blaSPM-1 and blaIMP-1 genes of metallo-β-lactamases in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from three universitary hospitals in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-109

  Gaspareto, Patrick Barcelos ^a   Martins, Andreza Francisco ^a   Zavascki, Alexandre Prehn ^a   Barth, Afonso Luis ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Imipenem resistance; Metallo lactamase; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34248142131     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000100022     Document Type: Article

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