NDM-1

Noun

Meaning

Abbreviation of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (“an enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics”).

A bacterial gene that produces the enzyme.

Examples

NDM-1 was first detected in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from a Swedish patient of Indian origin in 2008. Source: Internet

The United Kingdom's Health Protection Agency has stated that "most isolates with NDM-1 enzyme are resistant to all standard intravenous antibiotics for treatment of severe infections." Source: Internet

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