Zahraa Abd AlKareem, Rabab J. H AL-Hasseny and Abbas K. Almansorri
Abstract : Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying the BlaVIM-2 gene has been reported worldwide and is known as one of the prevalent types of Metallo β lactamase ranking second only to NDM. These genes can be horizontally. Are often associated with Integron gene cassettes. This research paper explores the investigation. The study focused on examining the presence of Bla VIM-2 in strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Between November 2022 and February 2023, a total of one hundred patients were admitted to Hilla Teaching Hospitals, in Babylon province. A diverse set of 100 samples was collected for analysis including 50 burn swabs (50 %), 10 ear swabs (10 %), 18 wound swabs (18 %), 3 sputum samples from patients with tract infections (3.5 %), and an additional 19 wound swabs (19 %). The identification of carbapenemase genes was carried out using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique. The findings revealed that among the three Pseudomonas aeruginosa samples to carbapenems, 43 (6.97 %) harbored the Bla VIM-2 gene.
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