VIM- and IMP-Type Metallo-β-lactamase–Producing Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. in Korean Hospitals

We determined the occurrence of acquired metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)–producing bacteria in Korean hospitals. Among the isolates nonsusceptible to imipenem that were collected from 28 hospitals from 2000 to 2001, 44 (11.4%) of 387 Pseudomonas spp. and 38 (14.2%) of 267 Acinetobacter spp. infections pro...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Kyungwon Lee, Wee Gyo Lee, Young Uh, Gyoung Yim Ha, Jihyun Cho, Yunsop Chong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-07-01
Subjects:	Pseudomonas spp. Acinetobacter spp. metallo-β-lactamase VIM β-lactamase IMP β-lactamase Korea
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/7/03-0012_article