Detection of blaVIM-2 carbapenemase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Ireland [2]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 219-220

  Walsh, F ^a   Rogers, T R ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

MBLs; Metallo lactamases; P. aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE VIM 2; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE BLA(VIM 2); BETA-LACTAMASE BLA(VIM-2); CARBAPENEMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CASSETTE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 37549063941     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm444     Document Type: Letter

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