Nosocomial Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase SHV-5-Producing Isolates ofPseudomonas aeruginosain Athens, Greece
Open Access
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 48 (6), 2277-2279
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.48.6.2277-2279.2004
Abstract
Seven nonrepetitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates producing the clavulanic acid-inhibited extended-spectrum β-lactamase SHV-5 were isolated in the same hospital in Athens, Greece, from 1998 to 2002. All isolates except one were clonally related, and the blaSHV-5 gene was chromosomally located. This study underlined that this gene, which is widespread in Enterobacteriaceae in Greece, may disseminate also in P. aeruginosa.Keywords
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