Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Relatively frequent isolation of serogroup 12 from clinical specimens (original) (raw)

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Serological typing of P. aeruginosa is the most simple and reliable procedure recommended for ≪ in-house ≫ investigations and for studies of suspected outbreaks of infection by this microorganism. It is also a useful procedure in order to know serotype prevalence in a definite geografical area and to obtain indications about the more appropriate composition of polivalent anti-Pseudomonas vaccines.

In the present report, we describe the relatively high frequency of isolation of serogroup 12 from patients in Palermo, Italy. Serogroup 12 is very rare in north-Europe and in the USA, and, as a consequence, it is not included in some vaccine preparations. In Palermo, strains belonging to this serogroup, resistant to a large number of antibiotics, were on the contrary isolated, during more than six years, in different hospitals and from three out-patients. In a Burns Unit, they were in particular responsible for extensive and life-threatening outbreaks.

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  1. Istituto di Microbiologia, Università di Palermo, Via del Vespro, 1.33, 90127, Palermo, Italy
    A. Giammanco, R. Di Stefano, S. Arista, A. Sinatra & A. Chiarini

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  1. A. Giammanco
  2. R. Di Stefano
  3. S. Arista
  4. A. Sinatra
  5. A. Chiarini

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Giammanco, A., Di Stefano, R., Arista, S. et al. Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Relatively frequent isolation of serogroup 12 from clinical specimens.Eur J Epidemiol 1, 104–109 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00141801

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