Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Providencia stuartii in an Intensive Care Unit

Date
2012-06-01
Author
Zavascki, Alexandre P.
Carvalhaes, Cecilia G. [UNIFESP]
Silva, Georgia L. da
Tavares Soares, Silvia Pedroso
Alcantara, Luciana R. de
Elias, Laura S.
Sandri, Ana M.
Gales, Ana C. [UNIFESP]
Type
Artigo
ISSN
0899-823X
Is part of
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
DOI
10.1086/665730
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Abstract
Outbreaks by carbapenem-resistant Providencia stuartii (CRPS) are rarely described. Clinical characteristics of patients with CRPS in an intensive care unit and resistance mechanisms were investigated. Carbapenemase production and/or outer membrane alterations were not detected; only CTX-M-2 and AmpC hyperproduction were noted. the outbreak was ultimately controlled in a 3-month period. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012; 33(6):627-630
Citation
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Chicago: Univ Chicago Press, v. 33, n. 6, p. 627-630, 2012.
Sponsorship
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil
URI
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/34974
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