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Journal of the Selva Andina Research Society
On-line version ISSN 2072-9294
Abstract
GARCIA-RADA, Giovanni et al. Huellas digitales de cepas de Acinetobacter baumannii procedentes de pacientes hospitalizados en la Caja Petrolera de Salud de Obrajes, mediante el método de Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), La Paz, Bolivia. Marzo 2015. J. Selva Andina Res. Soc. [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.1, pp.83-89. ISSN 2072-9294.
Acinetobacter baumannii, worldwide is considered an opportunistic microorganism, present in several cases of hospital-acquired infections. In the Caja Petrolera de Salud of Obrajes Hospital was made the isolation of four Acinetobacter baumannii strains. Identification was confirmed by biochemical tests. Then, the PFGE molecular technique was applied for the identification of genomic fingerprints using Apa I restriction enzyme.
Keywords : PFGE; genomic fingerprints; clones; nosocomial infection.