Detection of Different Types of Metallo-β-Lactamases among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Obtained from Intensive Care Unit Patients

Detection of Different Types of Metallo-β-Lactamases among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Obtained from Intensive Care Unit Patients

Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a serious challenge for antimicrobial therapy, due to chromosomal mutations or intrinsic resistance to various antimicrobial agents, such as Metallo-β-Lactams (MBL). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of β-lactamases encoding genes among P. aerugin...

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Main Authors: Farzin Khorvash, Mohammad reza Yazdani, Shiva Shabani, Houri Alizadeh, Ali asghar Soudi, Parisa Shoaei, Behrooz Ataei, Majid Yaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pasteur Institute of Iran 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pseudomonas aeruginosa
pcr
carbapenem
beta-lactamase
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