Identification of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa co-producing NDM-1, VIM-5 and VIM-6 metallo-β-lactamases in Denmark using whole-genome sequencing

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2015 Mar;45(3):324-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.11.004. Epub 2014 Dec 5.

Authors

Mikala Wang¹, Lars Borris², Frank Møller Aarestrup³, Henrik Hasman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Brendstrupgaardsvej 100, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. Electronic address: mikwan@rm.dk.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
³ Division for Epidemiology and Microbial Genomics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.

PMID: 25542060
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.11.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Denmark
Genome, Bacterial
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / enzymology*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
beta-Lactamases / genetics
beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
DNA, Bacterial
beta-Lactamases
beta-lactamase NDM-1
beta-lactamase VIM-5, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
beta-lactmase VIM-6, Pseudomonas aeruginosa