Abstract
During a β-lactam resistance surveillance study, 12 IMP-18-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates belonging to 9 different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis groups were identified. In nine isolates, a class I integron with a novel gene array was identified that contained bla IMP-18 and bla OXA-224, while in two isolates the class I integron contained bla IMP-18 and bla OXA-2 but in a new arrangement. Our findings show the dissemination of two novel class I integrons in P. aeruginosa from different regions of Puerto Rico.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2119-2121 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases