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Pseudomonas Outbreaks
Carbapenem-resistant isolates characterized from Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak
September 19th, 2006
Carbapenem-resistant isolates have been characterized from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in Italy. According to a recently published report from Italy, "An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains producing VIM-type metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) has occurred in an Italian hospital since 2000. "In this work, using molecular methods, we characterized 128 carbapenem-resistant isolates (including 98 VIM-positive isolates) collected from that hospital from 2000 to 2002 to investigate the dynamics of the dissemination of MBL producers in the clinical setting." "Genotyping by random amplification...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-09-19)
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