Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2016, Pages 211 - 213

Presence of blaPER-1 and blaVEB-1 beta-lactamase genes among isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from South West of Iran

Authors
Elham Davodiana, *, Elhamdavodian@yahoo.com, Nourkhoda Sadeghifardb, Abdolmajid Ghasemianc, Samileh Noorbakhshd
aDepartment of Microbiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
bDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
cDepartment of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
dResearch Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding author at: Department of Microbiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 6931873911, Ilam, Iran.
Corresponding Author
Received 6 November 2015, Revised 18 December 2015, Accepted 12 February 2016, Available Online 2 March 2016.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2016.02.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Beta-lactamase; ESBLs; ICU patients; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates have acquired resistance to antibiotics such as novel beta-lactams. The aim of this study was to investigate the blaPER-1, blaVEB-1, and blaPSE-1 genes among isolates of P. aeruginosa among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Sixty-five isolates were collected. The antibiotic susceptibility testing and combined disk tests were performed to detect the isolates producing extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among ceftazidime-resistant isolates. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of blaPER-1, blaVEB-1, and blaPSE-1 genes was conducted. Ten (15.3%) isolates were ESBL-positive, of which 40% (n = 4) belonged to males and 60% (n = 6) were collected from females. Moreover, two and one isolates harbored blaPER-1 and blaVEB-1 genes, respectively.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
6 - 3
Pages
211 - 213
Publication Date
2016/03/02
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2016.02.002How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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