Characterization of KPC-Producing Serratia marcescens in an Intensive Care Unit of a Brazilian Tertiary Hospital
Roumayne Lopes Ferreira, Graziela Silva Rezende, Marcelo Silva Folhas Damas, Mariana Oliveira-Silva, André Pitondo‐Silva, Márcia C. A. Brito, Eduardo Leonardecz, Fabiana Rodrigues de Góes, Emeline Boni Campanini, Iran Malavazi, Anderson Ferreira da Cunha, Maria Cristina da Silva Pranchevicius
Abstract
that circulate in this ICU are closely related. Our results suggest that the antimicrobial resistance to many drugs currently used to treat ICU and NIUC patients, associated with the high frequency of resistance and virulence genes is a worrisome phenomenon. Our findings emphasize the importance of active surveillance plans for infection control and to prevent dissemination of these strains.
Topics & Concepts
TigecyclineMicrobiologyColistinBiologySerratia marcescensAntibioticsAmikacinMultiple drug resistanceAntibiotic resistanceTobramycinGentamicinEffluxGeneGeneticsEscherichia coliAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyInfections and bacterial resistance