FIRST REPORT OF METALLO-β-LACTAMASES PRODUCING Enterobacter spp. STRAINS FROM VENEZUELA

Authors

  • Dianny Martinez Hospital Universitario Antonio Patricio de Alcala; Lab. Bacteriologia
  • Hectorina E. Rodulfo IIBCAUDO, Universidad de Oriente; Lab. Genetica Molecular
  • Lucy Rodriguez Hospital Universitario Antonio Patricio de Alcala; Lab. Bacteriologia
  • Luisa E. Cana Hospital Universitario Antonio Patricio de Alcala; Lab. Bacteriologia
  • Belkis Medina Hospital Universitario Antonio Patricio de Alcala; Lab. Bacteriologia
  • Militza Guzman Universidad de Oriente; Lab. de Bacteriologia Molecular; Dpto. Bioanalisis
  • Numirin Carreno IIBCAUDO, Universidad de Oriente; Lab. Genetica Molecular
  • Daniel Marcano Instituto Nacional de Higiene Dr Rafael Rangel
  • Marcos De Donato IIBCAUDO, Universidad de Oriente; Lab. Genetica Molecular

Abstract

Clinical strains of Enterobacter were isolated from Cumana's Central Hospital in Venezuela, and classified as E. cloacae (21), E. aerogenes (7), E. intermedium (1), E. sakazakii (1) and three unclassified. The strains showed high levels of resistance, especially to SXT (58.1%), CRO (48.8%), CAZ (46.6%), PIP (46.4%), CIP (45.2%) and ATM (43.3%). This is the first report for South America of blaVIM-2 in two E. cloacae and one Enterobacter sp., which also showed multiple mechanisms of resistance. Both E. cloacae showed blaTEM-1, but only one showed blaCTX-M-15 gene, while no blaSHV was detected.

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Published

2014-01-01

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Nosocomial Infections

How to Cite

Martinez, D., Rodulfo, H. E., Rodriguez, L., Cana, L. E., Medina, B., Guzman, M., Carreno, N., Marcano, D., & Donato, M. D. (2014). FIRST REPORT OF METALLO-β-LACTAMASES PRODUCING Enterobacter spp. STRAINS FROM VENEZUELA . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 56(1), 67-69. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/78699