Cristina Rodríguez

TL;DR: In this paper, different expressions for estimating the tensile and fracture properties of metallic alloys by means of the small punch test were proposed and their applicability was assessed after experimental testing a wide range of metallic materials and the application of a numerical model developed to study the effect of specimen thickness on these proposals.

TL;DR: Of particular interest, in nearly all the ST175 isolates, AmpC hyperproduction was driven by a novel AmpR-activating mutation (G154R), as demonstrated by complementation studies using an ampR mutant of PAO1.

TL;DR: In summary, mutation-driven resistance was frequent in P. aeruginosa isolates from bloodstream infections, whereas metallo-β-lactamases, detected in 2 isolates (1%) producing VIM-2, although with increasing prevalences, were still uncommon.

TL;DR: OprD inactivating mutations in clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa are not restricted only to carbapenem-resistant isolates but are also found in isolates with imipenem or meropenem MICs of only 0.06 to 4 μg/ml.

TL;DR: The defined biological markers of high-risk clones, which resemble those resulting from adaptation to chronic infections, could be useful for the design of specific treatment and infection control strategies.