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. 2016 Sep;111(9):551–558. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760160116

TABLE III. Resistance marker present in 35 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates according to carbapenem susceptibility.

Resistance mechanism Number and (%) isolates

Imipenem   Meropenem


R (10) S (25) p R (7) S (28) p
Efflux system 6 (60) 1 (4) 0.001   4 (57) 3 (11) 0.03
AmpC 6 (60) 4 (16) 0.03   4 (57) 6 (21) 0.16
oprD mutation 10 (100) 0 (0) < 0.001   7 (100) 3 (11) < 0.001

R: resistant; S: susceptible.