Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital

AUTOR(ES)

Gales, Ana C., Torres, Patrícia L., Vilarinho, Dominique S. O., Melo, Renata S., Silva, Claudinéia F. L., Cereda, Rosângela F.

FONTE

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004-08

RESUMO

The genetic similarity of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated in the Hospital Universitário São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil, was evaluated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). A unique clone was detected among 5 of 7 isolates, suggesting that cross-contamination might have played a role in the spread of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa strains. Interestingly, a similar PFGE pattern was encountered in a P. aeruginosa strain isolated from Hospital São Paulo that was used as a PFGE control.

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