New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase: A weapon for the newly emerging drug-resistant bacteria.
Indian J Med Sci
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2011 Aug; 65(8) 317-320
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-145623
ABSTRACT
The world has seen the emergence of many micro-organisms in the recent past, which can curb human population with their newly built genetic make-up. The latest addition to this list of panic creating organisms is, bacteria encoding the gene for New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1). NDM-1 is an enzyme that can hydrolyze and inactivate carbapenems, which are used as a last resort for the treatment of multi-resistant bacterial infections. Names of these bacteria were not found in the medical literature before December 2009, because of which it can take the credit of becoming a powerful emerging bacteria, which are difficult to treat. Besides Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, other bacterial strains have also expressed the gene for NDM-1, which are detected in many countries.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Beta-Lactamases
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Carbapenems
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Beta-Lactam Resistance
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Beta-Lactams
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Escherichia coli
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India
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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