Clinical cases of VIM-producing Pseudomonas mendocina from two burned patients

Abstract

Since its first description in 1970 by Palleroni et al. from water and soil samples collected in the province of Mendoza in Argentina [1], few cases of human infection by Pseudomonas mendocina have been reported. The majority of reported cases are associated with endocarditis, lumbar spondylodiscitis and sepsis [2,3]. VIM enzymes are one of the most widespread metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), which are commonly associated with class 1 integrons or even plasmids, contributing to the global spread of this resistance mechanism.