Burn Patients Infected With Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Multidrug-Resistant Strains

• Published in: Archives of trauma research Vol. 3; no. 2; p. e18182
• Main Authors: Anvarinejad, Mojtaba, Japoni, Aziz, Rafaatpour, Noroddin, Mardaneh, Jalal, Abbasi, Pejman, Amin Shahidi, Maneli, Dehyadegari, Mohammad Ali, Alipour, Ebrahim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Kowsar 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Burn patients; Metallo-Beta-Lactamase; Drug Resistance

Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the burn patients is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and remains a serious health concern among the clinicians. The aim of this study was to detect MBL-producing P. aeruginosa in burn patients and determine multidrug-resista...