Distribution of tetracycline resistance genes in genotypically related and unrelated multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains from different European hospitals

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 348-355

  Huys, Geert ^a   Cnockaert, Margo ^a   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^b   Woodford, Neil ^c   Nemec, Alexandr ^d   Dijkshoorn, Lenie ^e   Swings, Jean ^a,f  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Minocycline; Pan European clones; rep PCR fingerprinting; Tetracycline resistance

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE; REPETITIVE DNA; TETRACYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

EID: 16844365145     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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