VEB-1-like Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Kuwait

VEB-1-like Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Kuwait

Two clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients in intensive care units in Kuwait were resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and showed a synergistic effect between ceftazidime and clavulanic acid. This is the first report of extended-spectrum enzymes from nosocomial isolates from...

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Main Authors: Laurent Poirel, Vincent O. Rotimi, Eiman M. Mokaddas, Amal Karim, Patrice Nordmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
integron
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Kuwait
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/3/01-7322_article
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Summary:Two clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients in intensive care units in Kuwait were resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and showed a synergistic effect between ceftazidime and clavulanic acid. This is the first report of extended-spectrum enzymes from nosocomial isolates from the Middle East.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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