Occurrence of co-existing bla VIM-2 and bla NDM-1 in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from India

bla(IMP) and bla(VIM) mediated carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species in India.

INTRODUCTION The emergence and rapid spread of blaIMP and blaVIM metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing Gram-negative bacteria causing nosocomial infections are of concern worldwide due to limited treatment options. METHODOLOGY A total of 179 nonreplicate, consecutive, carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (61), Acinetobacter baumannii (116), Acinetobacter lwoffii (1) and Pseudomonas st...

Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains harboring the bla(VIM-2) metallo-beta-lactamase gene in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Strains Harboring the blaVIM-2 Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene in Akita Prefecture, Japan Jun Yatsuyanagi*, Shioko Saito, Yuko Ito, Kazuko Ohta, Jun Kato, Seizaburo Harata, Noriyuki Suzuki and Ken-ichi Amano Akita Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Akita 010-0874, Akita Kumiai General Hospital, Akita 011-0911, Odate Municipal Hospital, Oodate 027-...

Vim - 2 Β - Lactamase in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolates from Zagreb

Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Evaluation of Metallo-Beta Lactamase Genes Including bla-IMP and bla-VIM Types in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients in Tehran Hospitals

Beta-lactamase producing strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are important etiological agents of hospital infections. Carbapenems are among the most effective antibiotics used against Pseudomonas infections, but they can be rendered infective by group B β -lactamase, commonly called metallo-beta lactamase. In this study, the antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of P. aeruginosa strains isolated fro...

Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with acquired bla(vim) metallo-beta-lactamase determinants, Italy.

To the Editor: Acquired metallo-ß-lactamase determinants in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other major bacterial pathogens are of concern for development of antimicrobial drug resistance. The carbapenemase and extended-spectrum cephalosporinase activity of metallo-ß-lactamases, as well as their resistance to ß-lactamase inhibitors, may severely limit the antimicrobial agents active against bacteria...