Molecular Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates

BEŞLİ Y., BAYRAMOĞLU G., TOSUN İ., KAKLIKKAYA N., AYDIN F.

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS, vol.7, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/mjima.2018.30
  • Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, carbapenem resistance, metallo-beta-lactamase, bla(IMP), bla(VIM), PFGE, CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE, RISK-FACTORS, INFECTIONS, IDENTIFICATION, VIM-2, GENES
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to determine the epidemiological properties of metallo-beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MBL-PA) isolates and to investigate the relationship between the presence of MBL-PA and any association with patient morbidity and mortality.