Frequency of plasmid-mediated AmpC in Enterobacteriaceae isolated in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital

H. Campana, EloizaP. Barbosa, PaulaC.C. Fehlberg, LorenaC. Gales, Ana

In Brazil, the presence of plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC)-producing isolates has been sporadically reported. We evaluated the frequency of pAmpC among 133 Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates. The blaCMY-2-like gene was detected in a single Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate. In our study, the pAmpC frequency was very low as previously reported.

1. Beta-lactams
2. Beta-lactamases
3. Brazil
4. Plasmids