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

      The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
      Adult, Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents, pharmacology, Brazil, epidemiology, Carbapenems, Cross Infection, microbiology, Disease Outbreaks, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, genetics, Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field, Female, Genotype, Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299, Hospitals, Teaching, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Pseudomonas Infections, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, drug effects

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          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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