First report of NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Egypt

Summary This work reports the occurrence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) in metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Egypt for the first time, and the presence of more than one bla MBL gene in carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa .