Besides P. aeruginosa, the bla VIM-2 has been detected in at least 18 species of Gram-negative bacilli, suggesting horizontal transfer of the gene (Table 1).

Some gram-negative bacilli, or GNB, are inherently resistant to certain antibiotics. Others acquire resistance spontaneously due to random mutations, as well as by transference of resistance genes ...

That several species of gram-negative bacilli are sensitive to varying concentrations of penicillin G has been known for some time. 1 In 1945 Stewart 14 found 7 strains of proteus to be inhibited ...

Charles F. T. Snelling, Allan R. Ronald, Claudette Y. Cates, William C. Forsythe, Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacilli to Gentamicin, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 124, Supplement. Second ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 139, No. 6 (Jun., 1979), pp. 667-673 (7 pages) Factors that promote oropharyngeal colonization of seriously ill patients with gramnegative bacilli are as yet ...

Records of patients admitted to this hospital between July 1, 1963, and December 31, 1965, and who had 1 or more sputum or pleural-fluid cultures yielding gram-negative bacilli as the single or ...

The CDC recently reported that more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States every year, and 50% of the antibiotic-resistant threats are gram-negative bacteria.A ...

These gram-positive bacteria are typically found in human and animal intestines. Bacteria are of two types – gram-positive and gram-negative – based on their characteristics.

VIMs have been detected in at least 23 species of Gram-negative bacilli from more than 40 countries/regions, indicating horizontal transfer and worldwide distribution of the resistance determinants.