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Characterization of the new metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-13 and its integron-borne gene from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate in Spain.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2008
Juan Carlos, Beceiro Alejandro, Gutiérrez Olivia, Albertí Sebastián, Garau Margalida, Pérez José L, Bou Germán, Oliver Antonio
Abstract excerpt
During a survey conducted to evaluate the incidence of class B carbapenemase (metallo-beta-lactamase [MBL])-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from hospitals in Majorca, Spain, five clinical isolates showed a positive Etest MBL screening test result. In one of them, strain PA-SL2, the presence of a new bla(VIM) derivative (bla(VIM-13)) was detected by PCR amplification with bla(VIM-1)-specific primers...
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