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Identification of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in selected hospitals of the Gulf Cooperation Council States: dominance of high-risk clones in the region.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2018
Zowawi Hosam M, Syrmis Melanie W, Kidd Timothy J, Balkhy Hanan H, Walsh Timothy R, Al Johani Sameera M, Al Jindan Reem Y, Alfaresi Mubarak, Ibrahim Emad, Al-Jardani Amina, Al Salman Jameela, Dashti Ali A, Sidjabat Hanna E, Baz Omar, Trembizki Ella, Whiley David M, Paterson David L
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PURPOSE: The molecular epidemiology and resistance mechanisms of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) were determined in hospitals in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. METHODOLOGY: Isolates were screened for common carbapenem-resistance genes by PCR. Relatedness between isolates was assessed using...
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