Aminoglycoside resistance in Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare, and Mycobacterium fortuitum: Are aminoglycoside- modifying enzymes responsible?

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-42

  Ho, I I Y ^a   Chan, C Y ^a   Cheng, A F B ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033988277     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.1.39-42.2000     Document Type: Article

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