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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
To examine the dissemination of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in clinical isolates of Proteus mirabilis, 91 nonrepetitive ESBL-producing P. mirabilis were collected from infected patients in a tertiary Greek hospital during September, 2001, to May, 2004. A bla (CTX-M) gene was amplified in one isolate (strain A328), but bla (CTX-M) was not detected in any of the remaining ESBL producers. Sequencing results showed that P. mirabilis A328 produced a CTX-M-1 enzyme while PCR mapping of the genetic element carrying bla (CTX-M-1) revealed that the gene was located downstream of an ISEcp1B element. The cefotaxime resistance determinant was easily transferable and carried on a 70-kb plasmid. The emergence of CTX-M-1- producing P. mirabilis indicates the need for early recognition of such strains to be able to control their spread in our hospital and community environment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1076-6294
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
351-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
CTX-M-1 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Proteus mirabilis in Greece.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Hippokration University Hospital, 546 42 Thessaloniki, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article