First report of NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Egypt

This work reports the occurrence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) in metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Egypt for the first time, and the presence of more than one blaMBL gene in carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Mai Mahmoud Zafer, Mady Amin, Hadir El Mahallawy, Mohammed Seif El-Din Ashour, Mohamed Al Agamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Subjects:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1)
Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM-2)
Metallo-beta-lactamases
Carbapenem resistance
Egypt
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