Verona integron encoded metallo Beta lactamase (VIM) and Vietnam extended spectrum Beta lactamase (VEB) producing Pseudomonas balearica from a clinical specimen Authors Fakhur Uddin Department of Microbiology, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Sohail Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Qurban Hussain Shaikh Department of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan Mir Tahir Hussain Department of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan Kerry Roulston Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London, Landon, United Kingdom Timothy Daniel McHugh Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London, Landon, United Kingdom DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3890 Abstract Pseudomonas balearica, a saprophyte found in marshy and marine habitats, is not routinely differentiated from P. aeruginosa and P. stutzeri using automated systems and hence has not been reported from clinical samples. This study describes the identification of P. balearica using MALDI-TOF-MS and 16S rDNA sequence from a patient admitted to an intensive care unit (I.C.U.). The isolate was found to be Verona integron-mediated Metallo-Beta-lactamase (V.I.M.), and Vietnam extended-spectrum Beta-lactamase (V.E.B.) producer and resistant to Ceftriaxone, Imipenem, and Tobramycin. P. balearica can be a source for horizontal transfer of blaVEB and blaVIM. Its pathogenesis has yet to be understood. Continue... Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-04-05 How to Cite Uddin, F., Muhammad Sohail, Qurban Hussain Shaikh, Mir Tahir Hussain, Kerry Roulston, & Timothy Daniel McHugh. (2022). Verona integron encoded metallo Beta lactamase (VIM) and Vietnam extended spectrum Beta lactamase (VEB) producing Pseudomonas balearica from a clinical specimen. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(4), 761–763. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3890 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 4 (2022): APRIL Section Case Report