First report of Metallo-β-Lactamases producing enterobacter spp. Strains from Venezuela;Primer reporte de cepas de Enterobacter spp productoras de metalobetalactamasas de Venezuela

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-69

  Martínez, Dianny ^a,b   Rodulfo, Hectorina E ^a   Rodríguez, Lucy ^b   Caña, Luisa E ^b   Medina, Belkis ^b   Guzman, Militza ^a   Carreño, Numirin ^a   Marcano, Daniel ^c   De Donato, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^b Hospital Universitario Antonio Patricio de Alcalá   (Venezuela)

^c Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Carbapenemase; Carbapenems; Enterobacter; Metallobetalactamase; VIM

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84894046573     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652014000100010     Document Type: Article

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