Increasing prevalence and diversity of metallo-beta-lactamases in Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., and Enterobacteriaceae from Korea.
Among imipenem-nonsusceptible isolates, acquired metallo-beta-lactamase genes were detected in 36 of 581 (6.2%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, 42 of 44 (95.4%) other Pseudomonas species, and 136 of 513 (26.5%) Acinetobacter species from 2003 to 2004 at a Korean hospital. Overall, bla(VIM-2)-like genes were the most prevalent and were also detected in Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Yong
Dongeun
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchondong, Seodaemunku, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Choi
Yeoung Seon
YS
Roh
Kyoung Ho
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Kim
Chang Ki
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Park
Youn Hee
YH
Yum
Jong Hwa
JH
Lee
Kyungwon
K
Chong
Yunsop
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D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
D001618:beta-Lactamases