Cooperation between alteration of DNA gyrase genes and over-expression of MexB and MexX confers high-level fluoroquinolone resistance in pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from a patient who received a liver transplant followed by treatment with fluoroquinolones

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 443-446

  Niga, Toshiyuki ^a   Ito, Hideaki ^a   Oyamada, Yoshihiro ^a   Yamagishi, Jun Ichi ^a   Kadono, Manami ^b   Nishino, Takeshi ^b   Gotoh, Naomasa ^b   Inoue, Matsuhisa ^c  

^a DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA gyrase; Efflux systems; Fluoroquinolone resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; MEXB GENE; MEXX GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 20444401614     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03748.x     Document Type: Article

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