Diversity in VIM-2-encoding class 1 integrons and occasional blaSHV2a carriage in isolates of a persistent, multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone from Tunis.
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Hammami S, Gautier V, Ghozzi R, Da Costa A, Ben-Redjeb S, Arlet G
Diversity in VIM-2-encoding class 1 integrons and occasional blaSHV2a carriage in isolates of a persistent, multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone from Tunis.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Feb;16(2):189-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03023.x. Epub 2009 Aug 17.
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From 2002 to 2006, 35 of 73 multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from different wards at Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis were positive for class B carbapenemase (using the imipenem-EDTA test), owing to a bla(VIM-2) gene cassette in a class 1 integron. Twenty-three isolates additionally produced the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase SHV2a. DNA sequences immediately surrounding bla(SHV2a) shared extensive identity with a Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmid sequence. Despite belonging to the same chromosomal type, as shown by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), the VIM-2 producing P. aeruginosa isolates prevalent at Charles Nicolle hospital displayed a diversity of VIM-2-carrying integrons.