title: [Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in a Buenos Aires hospital].
abstract: From 129 P. aeruginosa isolated at a health care centre located in Buenos Aires (Hospital "Eva Perón"), 14% produced IMP-13. Although 18 isolates were metallo-beta-lactamases (MBL) producers, only those isolates that displayed altered outer membrane protein profiles correlated with the resistant category according to CLSI or even Subcomisión de Antimicrobianos, SADEBAC, AAM. Phenotypic screening of metallo-beta-lactamases proved to be appropriate for detecting MBL producing isolates. IMP-13 producing isolates corresponded to at least five different clonal types, which not only suggests the dissemination of the resistant strain but also of the resistant marker.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cejas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almuzara
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuduri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palombarani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutkind
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radice
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D015378:Imipenem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015378:Imipenem; D002442:Ceftazidime; D001618:beta-Lactamases