Imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamases and lacking the outer-membrane protein OprD [2]

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-354

  Wang, Chun Xin ^a   Mi, Zu Huang ^b  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuxi Clone Gen Tech Institute   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PIPERACILLIN; PROTEIN OPRD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PORINS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33645097020     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46126-0     Document Type: Letter

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