Contribution of the MexAB-OprM multidrug efflux system to the β-lactam resistance of penicillin-binding protein and β-lactamase-derepressed mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 537-540

  Srikumar, Ramakrishnan ^a   Tsang, Eric ^a   Poole, Keith ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPIROME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE DELETION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; MUTATION; OPERON; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032882679     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/44.4.537     Document Type: Article

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