Outbreak of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM-1 carbapenemase in Greece

Authors
Tsakris, A Pournaras, S Woodford, N Palepou, AFI Babini, GS Douboyas, J Livermore, DM
Citation
A. Tsakris et al., Outbreak of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM-1 carbapenemase in Greece, J CLIN MICR, 38(3), 2000, pp. 1290-1292
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1290 - 1292
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200003)38:3<1290:OOICBP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Resistance to imipenem and meropenem was observed in 211 (16.5%) isolates o f Pseudomonas aeruginosa recovered in a Greek university hospital during 19 96 to 1998. In six isolates selected from throughout this period, high-leve l resistance to both carbapenems (MICs greater than or equal to 128 mu g/ml ) was associated with production of the class B beta-lactamase VLM-1. bla(V IM)-bearing isolates belonged to serotype O:12 and were indistinguishable b y pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.