Linkage of mercury, cadmium, and arsenate and drug resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Of the 787 isolates, 99.8% were metal resistant, with most (99.5%) showing multiple resistance. Fifty-three percent of the isolates were both metal and drug resistant, whereas only 19% were metal resistant and drug sensitive.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001149:Arsenates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001151:Arsenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000494:pharmacology; D008628:Mercury / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001149:Arsenates; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D008628:Mercury; D001151:Arsenic