1995
DOI: 10.1128/aac.39.4.824
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Plasmid-mediated dissemination of the metallo-beta-lactamase gene blaIMP among clinically isolated strains of Serratia marcescens

Abstract: The distribution of strains producing metallo-␤-lactamase among 105 strains of Serratia marcescens was investigated. All of these strains were isolated in seven general hospitals located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from April to May 1993. Southern hybridization analysis suggested that four S. marcescens strains, AK9373, AK9374, AK9385, and AK9391, had a metallo-␤-lactamase genes similar to the bla IMP gene found by our laboratory (E. Osano, Y. Arakawa, R. Wacharotayankun, M. Ohta, T. Horii, H. Ito, F. Yoshimur… Show more

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“…IMP-1 was the first identified acquired MBL [16] and has spread among Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and other nonfastidious Gram-negative nonfermenters in Japan [17][18][19][20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…IMP-1 was the first identified acquired MBL [16] and has spread among Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and other nonfastidious Gram-negative nonfermenters in Japan [17][18][19][20].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…IMP-type metalloenzymes have been reported worldwide, with a higher prevalence in southern Europe and Asia. The first acquired MBL, IMP-1, was reported in Serratia marcescens in Japan in 1991 34 . Since then, IMP-type enzymes has been described worldwide, and endemicity of IMP-type enzymes has been reported in in many countries 35 .…”
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“…IMP of class B MBL is one of the early described carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae. Since the first report of IMP-1 in Serratia marcescens from Japan in 1991 (2), IMP carbapenemase have been described worldwide, particularly in Asian countries, such as Japan, Indian, and Korea (1,3). In China, the gene types found in E. cloacae are IMP-1, IMP-4, IMP-8 and IMP-26, and carbapenem resistance in E. cloacae is becoming a great concern in the region (4,5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%