Prevalence of the bla_NDM gene among metallo-β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative isolates from western Nepal

J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2018 Mar:12:3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.11.003. Epub 2017 Nov 13.

Authors

Surya Prasad Devkota¹, Supriya Sharma², Dharma Raj Bhatta³, Ashmita Paudel⁴, Anil Kumar Sah⁵, Bhuwaneswor Prasad Kandel⁶

Affiliations

¹ Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Electronic address: contact@suryadevkota.com.np.
² Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
³ Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.
⁴ Saint Xavier's College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁵ Annapurna Research Centre, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁶ Janapriya Multiple Campus, Pokhara, Nepal.

PMID: 29146148
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.11.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
Gram-Negative Bacteria / enzymology*
Gram-Negative Bacteria / genetics*
Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Nepal / epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

beta-Lactamases
beta-lactamase NDM-1