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Braz. j. microbiol
; Braz. j. microbiol;42(4): 1284-1288, Oct.-Dec. 2011. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-614585
RESUMO
We studied the prevalence of ceftazidime resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the rates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL), AmpC β-lactamase (AmpC) and metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) production among the ceftazidime resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A very high rate of MBL production was observed, which suggested it to be an important contributing factor for ceftazidime resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa.