title: First isolation of blaIMP-7 in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Japan.
abstract: We report here the first isolation in Japan of a carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain that carries the metallo-beta-lactamase gene bla(IMP-7). This isolate revealed high-level resistance to all of the tested antibiotics except for piperacillin, showing a multidrug-resistant phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Kasumi 1-2-3, Hiroshima city 734-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuntaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kouda
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shigeta
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komatsuzawa
authors.forename: Tsuguru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Motoyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugai
mesh_terms: D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000235:genetics*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases; C524617:beta-lactamase IMP-7 protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa