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A novel metallo-ß-lactamase, IMP-34, in Klebsiella isolates with decreased resistance to imipenem.
Shigemoto, Norifumi; Kayama, Shizuo; Kuwahara, Ryuichi; Hisatsune, Junzo; Kato, Fuminori; Nishio, Hisaaki; Yamasaki, Katsutoshi; Wada, Yasunao; Sueda, Taijiro; Ohge, Hiroki; Sugai, Motoyuki.
Affiliation
  • Shigemoto N; Project Research Center for Nosocomial Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ; 76(1): 119-21, 2013 May.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23541689
ABSTRACT
We investigated 5 metallo-ß-lactamase (MBL)-positive Klebsiella isolates from Japan showing intermediate resistance to imipenem. Sequencing of the MBL gene identified a novel variant of IMP-1 with a single amino acid substitution, Glu87Gly. This variant is designated as IMP-34 where blaIMP-34 is located on a transmissible plasmid.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Beta-Lactamases / Imipenem / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Klebsiella / Anti-Bacterial Agents Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Beta-Lactamases / Imipenem / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Klebsiella / Anti-Bacterial Agents Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country:
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