Molecular Characterization of the Gene Encoding a New AmpC β-Lactamase in a Clinical Strain of Acinetobacter Genomic Species 3

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1374-1378

  Beceiro, Alejandro ^a   Dominguez, Lourdes ^a   Ribera, Anna ^b   Vila, Jordi ^b   Molina, Francisca ^a   Villanueva, Rosa ^a   Eiros, Jose Maria ^a   Bou, German ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFALOTIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTAXIME PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTAZIDIME PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINASE; CLAVULANIC ACID; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER GENOMIC SPECIES 3; AMPC BETA LACTAMASE GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 1642461345     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.4.1374-1378.2004     Document Type: Article

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