FIRST REPORT OF METALLO-β-LACTAMASES PRODUCING Enterobacter spp. STRAINS FROM VENEZUELA
Abstract
Clinical strains of Enterobacter were isolated from Cumana's Central Hospital in Venezuela, and classified as E. cloacae (21), E. aerogenes (7), E. intermedium (1), E. sakazakii (1) and three unclassified. The strains showed high levels of resistance, especially to SXT (58.1%), CRO (48.8%), CAZ (46.6%), PIP (46.4%), CIP (45.2%) and ATM (43.3%). This is the first report for South America of blaVIM-2 in two E. cloacae and one Enterobacter sp., which also showed multiple mechanisms of resistance. Both E. cloacae showed blaTEM-1, but only one showed blaCTX-M-15 gene, while no blaSHV was detected.Downloads
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2014-01-01
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Nosocomial Infections
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Martinez, D., Rodulfo, H. E., Rodriguez, L., Cana, L. E., Medina, B., Guzman, M., Carreno, N., Marcano, D., & Donato, M. D. (2014). FIRST REPORT OF METALLO-β-LACTAMASES PRODUCING Enterobacter spp. STRAINS FROM VENEZUELA . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 56(1), 67-69. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/78699