Linkage of Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenate and Drug Resistance in Clinical Isolates of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

Abstract

Of the 787 isolates, 99.8% were metal resistant, with most (99.5%) showing multiple resistance. Fifty-three percent of the isolates were both metal and drug resistant, whereas only 19% were metal resistant and drug sensitive.