An extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate from Myanmar

• Published in: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Vol. 36; pp. 1 - 3
• Main Authors: Tun, Thanda, Baleivanualala, Sakiusa Cabe, Erdmann, Mareike Britta, Gimenez, Gregory, Aung, Htin Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Carbapenems; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial - genetics; Humans; IMP metallo-β-lactamase; Infectious Disease; Myanmar; P. aeruginosa; Phylogeny; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas Infections - microbiology; Myanmar; Carbapenems; IMP metallo-β-lactamase; P. aeruginosa

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) including multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa has emerged as one of the serious public health threats across the globe. Southeast Asia is a ‘hot spot’ of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, including MDR P. aeruginosa. De...