Detection of VIM-5 metallo-β-lactamase in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate from Turkey [11]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 282-283

  Bahar, Gül ^a   Mazzariol, Annarita ^b   Koncan, Raffaella ^b   Mert, Ali ^a   Fontana, Roberta ^b   Rossolini, Gian Maria ^c   Cornaglia, Giuseppe ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbapenemases; Carbapenems; Imipenem; Imipenemases; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EDETIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ENZYME ASSAY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY;

EID: 3543065885     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh321     Document Type: Letter

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