First isolation of blaIMP-7 in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Japan

J Infect Chemother. 2007 Aug;13(4):276-7. doi: 10.1007/s10156-007-0520-0. Epub 2007 Aug 27.

Abstract

We report here the first isolation in Japan of a carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain that carries the metallo-beta-lactamase gene bla(IMP-7). This isolate revealed high-level resistance to all of the tested antibiotics except for piperacillin, showing a multidrug-resistant phenotype.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Pseudomonas Infections / genetics*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / enzymology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase IMP-7 protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa