Isolation of bla_NDM-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a public hospital in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Carbapenemases have great importance in the global epidemiological scenario since infections with carbapenemase-producing bacteria are associated with high mortality, especially in hospitalized patients in intensive care units. This study describes two microorganisms producers of the New Delhi Metallo-b-lactamase, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Citrobacter freundii, from two patients admitted to a public hospital in Salvador, Bahia. These are the first clinical cases of New Delhi Metallo-b-lactamase described in microorganisms in the north and northeast Brazil. The isolates were characterized by antimicrobial susceptibility test, with resistance to all β-lactams including carbapenems, negative Modified Hodge Test and the synergy test with Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, Phenylboronic Acid and

SUBMITTER: Barberino MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425538 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan - Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature