Prevalence of IMP and VIM Metallo-Beta-Lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Clinical and Environmental Specimens in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of Rasht Hospitals, Iran

Prevalence of IMP and VIM Metallo-Beta-Lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Clinical and Environmental Specimens in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of Rasht Hospitals, Iran

Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections, and antibiotic resistance of this pathogen is an important concern in treating such infections. The current work was conducted to investigate the prevalence of bla-IMP, and bla-VIM metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL...

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Main Authors: Matin Saberi, Hojjatolah Zamani, Ali Salehzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pasteur Institute of Iran 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
carbapenems
antibiotic resistance
metallo-beta-lactamase
nosocomial infection
Online Access:http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-116-en.html

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