Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing Metallo β-Lactamases (VIM, SME, AIM) in the Clinical Isolates of Intensive Care Units of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan, Iran

Background:   Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a severe challenge for antimicrobial therapy, because of chromosomal mutations or exhibition of intrinsic resistance to various antimicrobial agents such as most β-lactams. We undertook this study to evaluate the existence of SME, AIM and VIM metallo-beta lac...

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Main Authors: Farzin Khorvash, Mohammad Reza Yazdani, Shiva Shabani, Houri Alizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Bacteriology
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Online Access:https://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/205