Detection of Different Types of Metallo-β-Lactamases among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Obtained from Intensive Care Unit Patients

• Main Authors: Farzin Khorvash (Author), Mohammad reza Yazdani (Author), Shiva Shabani (Author), Houri Alizadeh (Author), Ali asghar Soudi (Author), Parisa Shoaei (Author), Behrooz Ataei (Author), Majid Yaran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pasteur Institute of Iran, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a serious challenge for antimicrobial therapy, due to chromosomal mutations or intrinsic resistance to various antimicrobial agents, such as Metallo-β-Lactams (MBL). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of β-lactamases encoding genes among P. aerugin...