Dissemination of high-risk clones of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Colombia

A Correa, R Del Campo, M Perenguez… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to develop resistance to most antimicrobials
represents an important clinical threat worldwide. We report the dissemination in several …

[HTML][HTML] Genome plasticity favours double chromosomal Tn4401b-blaKPC-2 transposon insertion in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST235 clone

D Abril, RA Marquez-Ortiz, B Castro-Cardozo… - BMC microbiology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sequence Type 235 is a clone that
possesses an extraordinary ability to acquire mobile genetic elements and has been …

Spanish nationwide survey on Pseudomonas aeruginosa antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and epidemiology

E del Barrio-Tofiño, L Zamorano… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives To undertake a Spanish nationwide survey on Pseudomonas
aeruginosa molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance. Methods Up to 30 …

Genetic markers of widespread extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk clones

G Cabot, AA Ocampo-Sosa… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Recent reports have revealed the existence of widespread extensively drug-resistant (XDR)
P. aeruginosa high-risk clones in health care settings, but there is still scarce information on …

The increasing threat of Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk clones

A Oliver, X Mulet, C López-Causapé, C Juan - Drug Resistance Updates, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of chronic and hospital-acquired infections produced by
multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Implications for empiric and definitive therapy.

P Ruiz-Garbajosa, R Cantón - Revista Espanola de …, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the major pathogens causing hospital-acquired
infections. It can easily develop antibiotic resistance through chromosomal mutations or by …

Similar frequencies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates producing KPC and VIM carbapenemases in diverse genetic clones at tertiary-care hospitals in Medellín …

JM Vanegas, AV Cienfuegos, AM Ocampo… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa has become a serious health threat
worldwide due to the limited options available for its treatment. Understanding its …

Multilocus sequence typing reveals genetic diversity of carbapenem-or ceftazidime-nonsusceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa in China

J Ji, J Wang, Z Zhou, H Wang, Y Jiang… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
It is unclear whether the genetic background of drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
was disseminated from a certain clone. Thus, we performed MLST (multilocus sequence …

Genomics and susceptibility profiles of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Spain

E del Barrio-Tofiño, C López-Causapé… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study assessed the molecular epidemiology, resistance mechanisms, and susceptibility
profiles of a collection of 150 extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Molecular Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Spanish Hospitals

O Gutiérrez, C Juan, E Cercenado… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
All (236) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates resistant to imipenem and/or meropenem
collected during a multicenter (127-hospital) study in Spain were analyzed. Carbapenem …