Emergence of VIM-2 metallo-beta-lactamase producing Ralstonia pickettii clinical isolate in India.
A multidrug-resistant clinical isolate of Ralstonia pickettii from a woman was analysed. Modified Hodge test was positive for carbapenemase production. Conjugation experiment revealed the presence of conjugative plasmid of >140 Kb size typed as IncN type. This is the first report of emergence blaVIM-2 in R. pickettii in India.
Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D049920:Ralstonia pickettii / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C425108:beta-lactamase bla(vim-2); D001618:beta-Lactamases