title: First report of NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Egypt.
abstract: This work reports the occurrence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) in metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Egypt for the first time, and the presence of more than one blaMBL gene in carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 4th Industrial Zone, Banks Complex, 6th of October, Giza, Egypt. Electronic address: mai_zafer@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mai Mahmoud
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zafer
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, El Aini, Al Sayedah Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mady
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hadir
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Mahallawy
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, MSA University, 6th of October, Giza, Egypt; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohammed Seif El-Din
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ashour
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Agamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004534:Egypt; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D055815:Young Adult; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases; C552864:beta-lactamase NDM-1
keywords: Carbapenem resistance; Egypt; Metallo-beta-lactamases; New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1); Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM-2)