title: Isolation of VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas monteilii clinical strains disseminated in a tertiary hospital in northern Spain.
abstract: We describe here the occurrence of blaVIM-2 in 10 carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas monteilii strains isolated from different clinical samples from patients at the University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla in northern Spain. All the blaVIM-2-harboring P. monteilii isolates possessed a class 1 integron, with the cassette array [intI1_blaVIM-2_aac(6')-Ib_qacEΔ1_sul1]. Our results show the emergence of VIM-2-producing multidrug-resistant species other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Pseudomonas putida in a Spanish hospital. P. monteilii, although sporadically isolated, should also be considered an important metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) reservoir.
authors.affiliation: Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain aocampo@humv.es.
authors.forename: Alain A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ocampo-Sosa
authors.affiliation: Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Guzmán-Gómez
authors.affiliation: Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernández-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Román
authors.affiliation: Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clinic, CRESIB, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clinic, CRESIB, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.affiliation: Service of Microbiology, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain Department of Molecular Biology, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martínez-Martínez
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D013030:Spain; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001618:beta-Lactamases