Dissemination and genetic context analysis of blaVIM-6 among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Asian-Pacific Nations

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-189

  Castanheira, M ^a   Bell, J M ^b   Turnidge, J D ^b   Mendes, R E ^a   Jones, R N ^a  

^a JMI LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Metallo lactamases; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; SENTRY; VIM

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE VIM 6; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; POLYMYXIN B; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONAL VARIATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 74549164266     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02903.x     Document Type: Article

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