Dominance of international high-risk clones in carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Multicentric molecular epidemiology report from India

Conclusion: This is the first large study from India to report the baseline data on the molecular resistance mechanisms and its association with genetic relatedness of CP P. aeruginosa circulating in Indian hospitals. blaVIM- and blaNDM-producing P. aeruginosa is the most prevalent carbapenemase seen in India. Majority of the isolates belongs to the high-risk international clones ST235, ST357 and ST664 which is a concern.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - November 14, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Agila Kumari Pragasam Balaji Veeraraghavan Shalini Anandan Vignesh Narasiman Sujatha Sistla Arti Kapil Purva Mathur Pallab Ray Chand Wattal Sanjay Bhattacharya Vijayashri Deotale K Subramani JV Peter TD Hariharan I Ramya S Iniyan Kamini Walia VC Ohri Source Type: research