Open AccessPER‐1 is still widespread in Turkish hospitals among Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp.
Author(s) -
Kolayli Fetiye,
Gacar Gulcin,
Karadenizli Aynur,
Sanic Ahmet,
Vahaboglu Haluk
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.06.012
Subject(s) - acinetobacter , pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , ceftazidime , biology , turkish , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , linguistics , philosophy
PER‐1 type β‐lactamases were screened among ceftazidime‐resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . A total of 176 non‐repetitive isolates (84 Acinetobacter spp. and 92 P. aeruginosa ) were collected during a three month surveillance period. Isolates were obtained from seven intensive care units of seven university hospitals. All strains were screened for bla PER‐1 alleles by PCR. Of the strains, 31% and 55.4% of Acinetobacter spp. and P. aeruginosa were positive for bla PER‐1 type genes, respectively.