VEB-1-like extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Kuwait.

Poirel, L.; Rotimi, V. O.; Mokaddas, E. M.; Karim, A.; Nordmann, P.

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VEB-1-like extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Kuwait.

Published Date:

2001 May-Jun

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 7(3):468-470.

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Poirel, L. ; Rotimi, V. O. ; Mokaddas, E. M. ; Karim, A. ; Nordmann, P. ;

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Two clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients in intensive care units in Kuwait were resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and showed a synergistic effect between ceftazidime and clavulanic acid. This is the first report of extended-spectrum enzymes from nosocomial isolates from the Middle East.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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