Alterations of susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by overproduction of multidrug efflux systems, MexAB-OprM, MexCD-OprJ, and MexXY/OprM to carbapenems: Substrate specificities of the efflux systems

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 371-373

  Okamoto, Kiyomi ^a   Gotoh, Naomasa ^a   Nishino, Takeshi ^a  

^a KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbapenems; Efflux pump; MDR; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BIAPENEM; CARBAPENEM; CEPHEM DERIVATIVE; DORIPENEM; DU 6681A; LENAPENEM; MEROPENEM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PANIPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MEXAB OPRM; PROTEIN MEXCD OPRJ; PROTEIN MEXXY OPRM; SULBENICILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0036934494     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-002-0193-7     Document Type: Article

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