Gales Ana C, Torres Patrícia L, Vilarinho Dominique S O, Melo Renata S, Silva Claudinéia F L, Cereda Rosângela F
Division of Infectious Diseases, São Francisco University, Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;8(4):267-71. doi: 10.1590/s1413-86702004000400001. Epub 2004 Nov 19.
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.
通过脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)评估了在巴西圣保罗州布拉干萨保利斯塔市圣弗朗西斯科大学医院分离出的耐碳青霉烯类铜绿假单胞菌菌株的基因相似性。在7株分离菌株中的5株中检测到一个独特的克隆,这表明交叉污染可能在耐碳青霉烯类铜绿假单胞菌菌株的传播中起了作用。有趣的是,在从圣保罗医院分离出的用作PFGE对照的一株铜绿假单胞菌菌株中也遇到了相似的PFGE图谱。