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, cilt.7, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/mjima.2018.30
  • Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION MICROBES AND ANTIMICROBIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, carbapenem resistance, metallo-beta-lactamase, bla(IMP), bla(VIM), PFGE, CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE, RISK-FACTORS, INFECTIONS, IDENTIFICATION, VIM-2, GENES
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.