High genetic diversity among Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. isolated in a public hospital in Brazil

• Main Authors: Vera Lúcia Dias Siqueira (Author), Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso (Author), Rubia Andreia Falleiros de Pádua (Author), Katiany Rizzieri Caleffi-Ferracioli (Author), Cesar Helbel (Author), Adolfo Carlos Barreto Santos (Author), Elisabeth Eyko Aoki (Author), Celso Vataru Nakamura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Brazil and other regions of the world, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. have emerged as important agents of nosocomial infection and are commonly involved in outbreaks. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the genetic relationship among P. aeruginosa and Acinetobac...