Presence of blaPER-1 and blaVEB-1 beta-lactamase genes among isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from South West of Iran
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- Beta-lactamase; ESBLs; ICU patients; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates have acquired resistance to antibiotics such as novel beta-lactams. The aim of this study was to investigate the blaPER-1, blaVEB-1, and blaPSE-1 genes among isolates of P. aeruginosa among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Sixty-five isolates were collected. The antibiotic susceptibility testing and combined disk tests were performed to detect the isolates producing extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among ceftazidime-resistant isolates. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of blaPER-1, blaVEB-1, and blaPSE-1 genes was conducted. Ten (15.3%) isolates were ESBL-positive, of which 40% (n = 4) belonged to males and 60% (n = 6) were collected from females. Moreover, two and one isolates harbored blaPER-1 and blaVEB-1 genes, respectively.
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TY - JOUR AU - Elham Davodian AU - Nourkhoda Sadeghifard AU - Abdolmajid Ghasemian AU - Samileh Noorbakhsh PY - 2016 DA - 2016/03/02 TI - Presence of blaPER-1 and blaVEB-1 beta-lactamase genes among isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from South West of Iran JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health SP - 211 EP - 213 VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 2210-6014 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2016.02.002 DO - 10.1016/j.jegh.2016.02.002 ID - Davodian2016 ER -