Multidrug resistance in Yersinia pestis mediated by a transferable plasmid

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 337, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 677-680

  Galimand, Marc ^a   Guiyoule, Annie ^b   Gerbaud, Guy ^a   Rasoamanana, Bruno ^c   Chanteau, Suzanne ^c   Carniel, Elisabeth ^a,b   Courvalin, Patrice ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FLEA; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PLAGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLAGUE; PLASMIDS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0030767183     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199709043371004     Document Type: Article

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