Emergence of metallo-beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Pakistan.
We report a case of urinary tract infection due to metallo-beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to carbapenems. This report signals an ominous development. Unless curbed by judicious use of antibiotics and early detection by screening tests, spread of this plasmid-mediated resistance can render the carbapenems ineffective.
Butt
Tariq
T
Microbiology Department, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi.
Usman
Muhammad
M
Ahmad
Rifat Nadeem
RN
Saif
Imran
I
D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D015780:Carbapenems; D001618:beta-Lactamases