Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and mortality of metallo-beta-lactamases in Iranian patients infected with metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Background and adjective: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with morality and healthcare associated infections. P. aeruginosa producing metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) genes causing more problems especially in patients with underlying immunosuppressive background. The aim of this study is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of MBLs in P. aeruginosa in Iranian patients. Search method: All available national and international databanks (PubMed, Science Direct and pages web address) were searched to find published studies from 2006 to March 2018. Quality of studies was assessed by STROBE. Because of the significant heterogeneity, random effects model was used to combine the results. Statistical analysis was performed by STATA (software version 13, Stanford, California, USA) (confidence interval; 95%, P 
Source: Reviews in Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: BACTERIOLOGY Source Type: research