Molecular characterization of imipenem-resistant, cfiA-positive Bacteroides fragilis isolates from the USA, Hungary and Kuwait

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 413-419

  Sóki, József ^a   Fodor, Eleonóra ^a   Hecht, David W ^b,c   Edwards, Richard ^d   Rotimi, Vincent O ^e   Kerekes, Irén ^f   Urbán, Edit ^a   Nagy, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^f INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEMASE; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ENZYME; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CFIA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUNGARY; KUWAIT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; HUNGARY; IMIPENEM; KUWAIT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342622054     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05452-0     Document Type: Article

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