Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Providencia stuartii</i> in an Intensive Care Unit
Alexandre Prehn Zavascki(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Cecília G Carvalhaes(Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Geórgia L. da Silva(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Sílvia Pedroso Tavares Soares(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Luciana Ruschel de Alcântara(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Laura S. Elias(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Ana Maria Sandri(Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Ana Cristina Gales(Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
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Abstract
Outbreaks by carbapenem-resistant Providencia stuartii (CRPS) are rarely described. Clinical characteristics of patients with CRPS in an intensive care unit and resistance mechanisms were investigated. Carbapenemase production and/or outer membrane alterations were not detected; only CTX-M-2 and AmpC hyperproduction were noted. The outbreak was ultimately controlled in a 3-month period.
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