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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2006, p. 4242-4245, Vol. 44, No. 11
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01558-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Integrons Containing the VIM-2 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Gene among Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Different Chinese Hospitals{triangledown}

Yun-Song Yu,1 Ting-Ting Qu,1 Jian-Ying Zhou,2* Jie Wang,2 Hong-Yang Li,3 and Timothy R. Walsh3

Infectious Disease Department, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, The Key Laboratory of the Infectious Diseases of Public Health Ministry, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,1 Respiratory Department, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,2 Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom3

Received 27 July 2006/ Returned for modification 29 August 2006/ Accepted 11 September 2006

A total of 140 nonrepetitive strains of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from five different Chinese hospitals. Fourteen isolates were confirmed to contain the VIM-2 metallo-ß-lactamase gene. Twelve isolates harbored two kinds of class 1 integron, containing both VIM-2- and aminoglycoside-resistant genes.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Respiratory Department, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Phone: 86-57187236876. Fax: 86-57187236756. E-mail: wwwjjj312{at}tom.com.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 27 September 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2006, p. 4242-4245, Vol. 44, No. 11
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01558-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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