First occurrence of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate in the United States producing an IMP metallo-beta-lactamase, IMP-18.

PMID: 167236052006United States

Key Findings

The study reports the first occurrence of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate in the United States producing the IMP-18 metallo-beta-lactamase, which confers resistance to carbapenems.

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AMR Genes

Gene Name	Alleles	Encodes	Confers Resistance To	Organisms	Database	Validation Status
blaIMP	1	metallo-beta-lactamase	CarbapenemMEROPENEMERTAPENEMAMOXICILLINCEFOXITINIMIPENEMCEFIXIMECEFEPIMEAMPICILLIN+CLAVULANIC ACID+7 more	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Card DatabaseReference Gene CatalogResFinder DatabaseReslit

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First occurrence of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate in the United States producing an IMP metallo-beta-lactamase, IMP-18.

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