Spread of GES-5 carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates in Japan due to clonal expansion of ST235.

The first outbreak in Japan of GES-5 carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurred in a long-term care facility in 2014. To assess the spread of GES-5 producing P. aeruginosa clinical isolates in medical settings in Japan, 1,476 carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates obtained from 201...

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Main Authors: Tomomi Hishinuma, Tatsuya Tada, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, Norio Yamamoto, Masahiro Shimojima, Teruo Kirikae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6242314?pdf=render