Dissemination of new delhi metallo-β-lactamase (blandm) gene in pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from burn center in najaf, Iraq
Carbapenems are the most potent β-lactams and widely used as the mainstay and empirical for treatment of MDR P. aeruginosa. Carbapenems resistant P. aeruginosa has now emerged and is disseminating worldwide.Identified blaNDMin the isolates of P. aeruginosa, that are recovered from Burn Center in Najaf.Cross- sectional study involved 123samples were collected from Burn Center in Najaf. All samples culture on blood and MacConkey agar, and then isolation and identification by conventional methods and confirmed by VITEK-2 compact to diagnosis P. aeruginosa.