Assessment of Phenotypic Methods for Metalobetalactamase Detection in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

• Main Authors: Armindo José Perozo Mena, Maribel Josefina Castellano González, Kathyuska Tutaya Chávez, Eliana Ling Toledo, Nailet Arraiz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2013
• Subjects: P. aeruginosa; metalo-betalactamasas; detección; MBL; blaIMP; blaVIM; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Tive
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/ef7bd3612ca74ac7a63296e9f84be751

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered one of the most important nosocomial pathogens. Its isolation is common in intensive care unit patients who also usually have multi-resistance. This greatly limits therapeutic options, since no effec tive drugs are available for treatment. The study aims to evalu...