High incidence of carbapenemase-producing<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>clinical isolates from Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

The study revealed a high rate of carbapenem resistance and conjugative, broad host range plasmids carrying carbapenemase-encoding genes, especially the NDM-1 type, among isolates of <i>P. aeruginosa</i>. This may forebode the emergency of ubiquitous carbapenem resistance urging the implementation of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship strategies in Nigerian hospitals.