PER-1 is still widespread in Turkish hospitals among Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp.
PER-1 type beta-lactamases were screened among ceftazidime-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A total of 176 non-repetitive isolates (84 Acinetobacter spp. and 92 P. aeruginosa) were collected during a three month surveillance period. Isolates were obtained from seven intensive care units of seven university hospitals. All strains were screened for bla(PER-1) alleles by PCR. Of the strains, 31% and 55.4% of Acinetobacter spp. and P. aeruginosa were positive for bla(PER-1) type genes, respectively.
Kolayli
Fetiye
F
Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji AD, Kocaeli Universitesi, Turkey.
Gacar
Gulcin
G
Karadenizli
Aynur
A
Sanic
Ahmet
A
Vahaboglu
Haluk
H
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006785:Hospitals, University; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014421:Turkey; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics
C108863:beta-lactamase PER-1; D001618:beta-Lactamases