Characterization of novel VIM carbapenemase, VIM-38, and first detection of GES-5 carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Turkey
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Iraz, M., Duzgun, A.O., Cicek, A.C., Bonnin, R.A., Ceylan, A., Saral, A., Nordmann, P. ve diğerleri (2014). Characterization of novel VIM carbapenemase, VIM-38, and first detection of GES-5 carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Turkey. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 78(3), 292-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.12.003Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were collected form a Turkish hospital. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed using the Vitek 2 Compact system, and 24 isolates were categorized as multidrug resistant (n = 18), extensively-drug resistant (n = 5), or pan-drug resistant (n = I). PCR and DNA sequence analysis revealed that 1 strain possessed the bla(GES-5) and another carried a novel bla(VIM) variant, named VIM-38. This new gene exhibited 1 amino acid substitution (Ala265Val) in comparison to its closest variant, VIM-5. Both VIM encoding genes were clones and demonstrated similar susceptibility profile when expressed in identical background. the presence of VIM-38 increases the diversity of carbapenemases in Turkey. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
