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Prospective survey of beta-lactamases produced by ceftazidime- resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in a French hospital in 2000.

Authors :
De Champs C
Poirel L
Bonnet R
Sirot D
Chanal C
Sirot J
Nordmann P
Source :
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy [Antimicrob Agents Chemother] 2002 Sep; Vol. 46 (9), pp. 3031-4.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

In 2000, at the Université d'Auvergne teaching hospital in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 44 (6.2%) strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were found to be resistant to ceftazidime. After genotyping, 34 strains were selected. Nine had an additional beta-lactamase: OXA-21 (n = 6), PSE-1 (CARB-2) (n = 2), or PER-1 (n = 1). Ceftazidime resistance was related solely to the overproduction of the cephalosporinase in 30 strains. Sequencing of five bla(AmpC) genes encoding cephalosporinases with different pIs showed 99% identity with the ampC gene of P. aeruginosa PAO1.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0066-4804
Volume :
46
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12183264
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.46.9.3031-3034.2002