First characterization of blaVIM-11 cassette-containing integron in metallo-β-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Malaysia

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 999-1000

  Khosravi, Yalda ^a   Tay, Sun Tee ^a   Vadivelu, Jamuna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLAVIM 11 GENE; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRON; LETTER; MALAYSIA; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79951833537     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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