Presence of β-Lactamase Gene TEM-1 DNA Sequence in Commercial Taq DNA Polymerase
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- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (1) , 458-461
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.1.530-531.2005
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Japan and to investigate the molecular characteristics of resistance gene cassettes including the gene encoding this enzyme. A total of 594 nonduplicate strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from 60 hospitals throughout Japan in 2002 were evaluated. This study indicated that although the prevalence of imipenem-resistant P. aeruginosa has not increased compared to that found in previous studies, clonal distribution of the same strain across Japan is evident.Keywords
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