Nosocomial outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a new blaIMP allele, blaIMP-7

Alan Patrick Gibb, Chanwit Tribuddharat, Richard A. Moore, Thomas J. Louie, Wally Krulicki, David M. Livermore, Marie-France I. Palepou, Neil Woodford

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Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from an outbreak in Canada were highly resistant to carbapenems and ceftazidime but not piperacillin. They produced a novel integron-associated metallo-ß-lactamase, designated IMP-7, with 91% identity to IMP-1. blaIMP-7 was not detected with standard blaIMP-specific primers, owing to mismatches in the forward primer.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-258
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2002

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