Integrons Containing the VIM-2 Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene among Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Different Chinese Hospitals | Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Integrons Containing the VIM-2 Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene among Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Different Chinese Hospitals | Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Integrons Containing the VIM-2 Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene among Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Different Chinese Hospitals

Yun-Song Yu, Ting-Ting Qu, Jian-Ying Zhou, Jie Wang, Hong-Yang Li, Timothy R. Walsh

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01558-06

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ABSTRACT

A total of 140 nonrepetitive strains of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from five different Chinese hospitals. Fourteen isolates were confirmed to contain the VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase gene. Twelve isolates harbored two kinds of class 1 integron, containing both VIM-2- and aminoglycoside-resistant genes.