Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ()

Identification of São Paulo metallo-beta-lactamase-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Central-West region of Brazil: a case study

  • Wirlaine Glauce Maciel,
  • Kesia Esther da Silva,
  • José Victor Bortolotto Bampi,
  • Graciela Mendonça dos Santos Bet,
  • Ana Carolina Ramos,
  • Ana Cristina Gales,
  • Simone Simionatto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0284-2016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 50, no. 1
pp. 135 – 137

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Abstract: Metallo-beta-lactamase production is an important mechanism for carbapenem resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa , which represents an emerging public health challenge. We report the case of a patient admitted to an intensive care unit, with sepsis caused by multidrug-resistant São Paulo Metallo-beta-lactamase-1-producing P. aeruginosa . This is the first case of infection by this pathogenic strain in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Thus, infection control measures are required for preventing future spread and outbreaks.

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