Multilocus Sequence Types of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in Singapore Carrying Metallo-β-Lactamase Genes, Including the Novel <i>bla</i> <sub>IMP-26</sub> Gene

Tse Hsien Koh, Cheng Teng Khoo, Thuan Tong Tan, Mohamed Amir Bin Mohamed Arshad, Li Ang, Lee Jin Lau, Li Yang Hsu, Eng Eong Ooi

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2010 · 54 citations · 5 references

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Nine imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were found to contain a variety of metallo-beta-lactamase genes, including bla(IMP-1), bla(IMP-7), bla(VIM-2), bla(VIM-6), and the novel bla(IMP-26). Multilocus sequence typing showed a diversity of sequence types. Comparison with isolates from an earlier study showed that the epidemic clones from 2000 have not become established.

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