Detection of carbapenemase-producing bacteria in a public healthcare center from Venezuela.

Introduction: The dramatic increase in the prevalence and clinical impact of infections caused by Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria in the nosocomial setting in Latin America represents an emerging challenge to public health. The present study detected carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in patients from a Hospital from Venezuela, by phenotypic and genotypic methods.

Methodology: The bacterial identification was carried out using conventional methods.