VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase gen detection in a class 1 integron associated to bla CTX-M-2 in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate in Uruguay: First communication;Detección del gen codificante de la metalo-β-lactamasa VIM-2 en un integrón de clase 1 asociado con el gen bla CTX-M-2 en un aislamiento clínico de Pseudomonas aeruginosa en el Uruguay: Primera comunicación

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-202

  Ingold, Ana J ^a   Castro, Mercedes ^b   Nabón, Adriana ^b   Borthagaray, Graciela ^a,b   Márquez, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Carbapenemase; CTX M 2; Integron; Metallo lactamase; Pseudomonas; VIM 2

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA LACTAMASE CTX M 2 GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTEGRON; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE VIM 2 GENE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; URUGUAY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URUGUAY;

EID: 80053089592     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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