Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria containing the qnr gene and FOX-5 β-lactamase by four automated systems

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 402-404

  Rodriguez Martinez J M ^a   Conejo, M C ^a   Martinez Martinez L ^b   Cano, M E ^b   Velasco, C ^a   Pascual, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BD Phoenix; FOX 5; MicroScan walkaway; Qnr gene; Susceptibility testing; VITEK 2; Wider

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PHOENIX;

EID: 17744374282     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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