Clinical Microbiology: Open Access

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries Inc., Davao City,Philippine Tel Aviv University,Tel Aviv, Israel

Biography

Gilbert Vergara is affiliates from department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries Inc., Davao City,Philippine Tel Aviv University,Tel Aviv, Israel. His research interests in pathology

Publications

• Research Article   
  Incidence of Gram-Negative Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria from a TertiaryLevel Private Hospital
  Author(s): Gilbert Vergara*
  
  Background and Objectives: This is a report of Gram-negative carbapenemase-producing bacteria (CPBs) in a tertiary-level private hospital in Davao City, Philippines. CPBs are placed in a high hazard level by the Centers of Diseases and Control (CDC) due to its capability of developing resistance to carbapenem antibiotics which are considered one of the last resort for many bacterial infections. Existence of such organisms will severely affect nosocomial infections and treatment modalities. This report shows the antibiotic-resistance profiles of Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Materials and Method: Collection of samples from different specimens were cultured and VITEK 2 System was used which optimizes a fluorogenic methodology for organism identification and a turbidimetric method for susceptibility testing. Results: Around 827 CPB were isolat.. View more»
  

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