Abstract
A total of 140 nonrepetitive strains of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from five different Chinese hospitals. Fourteen isolates were confirmed to contain the VIM-2 metallo-beta-lactamase gene. Twelve isolates harbored two kinds of class 1 integron, containing both VIM-2- and aminoglycoside-resistant genes.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Conjugation, Genetic
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Imipenem / pharmacology*
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Integrons*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / enzymology
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics*
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beta-Lactamases / genetics*
Substances
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Imipenem
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beta-lactamase bla(vim-2)
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beta-Lactamases