which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editorial The Emergence and spread of multiresistant strains of Pseu-domonas aeruginosa is increasing problem, because it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. P. aeruginosa has intrinsic resistance to a wide variety of antibiotics, including most...

The aim of this study was to characterize two metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates showing meropenem susceptibility. Antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed by automated testing and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute agar dilution method. MBL production was investigated by phenotypic tests. Molecular typing was determined by pulsed field gel ...