High mortality of bloodstream infection outbreak caused by carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa producing SPM-1 in a bone marrow transplant unit - Concepedia

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High mortality of bloodstream infection outbreak caused by carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa producing SPM-1 in a bone marrow transplant unit

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2017

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Lucas Chaves, Lísia Gomes Martins de Moura Tomich, Matias Chiarastelli Salomão, Gleice Cristina Leite, Jéssica Fernandes Ramos, Roberta Cristina Ruedas Martins, Camila Rizek, Patrícia Neves, Marjorie Vieira Batista, Ulysses Amigo,

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Abstract

The predominant clone belonging to ST277 showed high mortality. Carbapenem use was the only risk factor associated with CRPa-BSI. This finding is a wake-up call for the need to improve management in BMT units.

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