Molecular epidemiology of emerging reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in Escherichia coli

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-86

  Chen, Feng Jui ^a   Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^a   McDonald, L Clifford ^a   Chen, Pei Chen ^a   Yin, Hsiao Chuan ^a   Ho, Monto ^a   Lo, Hsiu Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; LETTER; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 1542635232     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05339-0     Document Type: Letter

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