title: First isolation of bla(VIM-2) in Latin America: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program.
authors.forename: Rodrigo E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castanheira
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Toleman
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Ronald N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C477893:beta-lactamase bla(VIM-4), Pseudomonas aeruginosa