High mortality by nosocomial infections caused by carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa in a referral hospital in Brazil: facing the perfect storm.

Conclusions. Inappropriate therapy is a crucial factor regarding the worse prognosis among patients with infections caused by multiresistant P. aeruginosa, especially those who died within 5 days of diagnosis, regardless of the genotype associated with TTSS virulence. PMID: 33170119 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - November 10, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Urzedo JE, de Paula Menezes R, Porto JP, Ferreira ML, Gonçalves IR, de Brito CS, Gontijo-Filho PP, Ribas RM Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research