When the resistance gets clingy: Pseudomonas aeruginosa harboring metallo-β-lactamase gene shows high ability to produce biofilm

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 711-714

  Perez, L R R ^a   Antunes, A L S ^a   Freitas, A L P ^a   Barth, A L ^b  

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

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG INFECTION; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SPUTUM;

BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMS; BIOFILMS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SPUTUM;

EID: 84862896962     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1363-2     Document Type: Article

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