Journal of Microbiology

The Microbiological Society of Korea (한국미생물학회)
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Multidrug-Resistant Providencia Isolates Carrying $bla_{PER-1},\;bla_{VIM-2}$, and armA

  • Lee, Hee-Woo (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Hee-Young (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Kyeong-Seob (Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Min (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

During May to July 2004, three strains of Providencia spp. with multidrug-resistance (MDR) were isolated from urinary specimen of three patients hospitalized with a same hospital room. By PCR analysis, all three strains have been found to carry both VIM-2 type $metallo-{\beta}-lactamase$ gene and PER-1 type extended spectrum ${\beta}-lactamase$ gene. One out of three strains carried additional resistance gene, armA, 16S rRNA methylase gene responsible for high level resistance to aminoglycosides. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the identification of Providencia spp. simultaneously carrying $bla_{VIM-2},\;bla_{PER-1}$, and armA genes.

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