Identification and characterization of transferable integron-mediated antibiotic resistance among Salmonella serovar Typhimurium and Salmonella serovar Infantis isolates from 1991 to 2002

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 135-138

  Hamada, Kokichi ^a   Tsuji, Hidetaka ^a   Oshima, Kahori ^a  

^a Kobe University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTEGRON; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA INFANTIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA PHAGES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0036703801     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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