High-level gentamicin-resistant isolates of oral streptococci and Aerococcus from blood specimens

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-24

  Kobayashi, Intetsu ^a   Kanayama, Akiko ^a   Matsuzaki, Kaoru ^a   Nishida, Minoru ^a   Nakatogawa, Noriko ^b   Kaneko, Akihiro ^b  

^a Mitsubishi Kagaku Bio Clinical Laboratories Inc   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aac(6 ) aph(2 ) gene; Aerococcus viridans; Blood specimens; High level gentamicin resistance; Oral streptococci

Indexed keywords

6' ACETYLTRANSFERASE 2'' PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 0037367676     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-002-0221-7     Document Type: Article

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