Characterization of a carbapenemase-producing clinical isolate of bacteroides fragilis in Scandinavia: Genetic analysis of a unique insertion sequence

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 676-679

  Walsh, T R ^a   Onken, A ^d   Haldorsen, B ^b   Toleman, M A ^a   Sundsfjord, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBAPENEMASE; EDETIC ACID; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BASE PAIRING; CFIA GENE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; INVERTED REPEAT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASTICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SCANDINAVIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; START CODON;

EID: 25444458593     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510034482     Document Type: Article

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