AmpC β-lactamase-mediated cefpodoxime-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from faecal samples of healthy volunteers [5]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 369-371

  Kaneko, Kenichi ^a   Sato, Yoshinori ^a   Tokunaga, Shu Ko ^b   Tamaki, Sho Ko ^b   Okamoto, Ryoichi ^a,b   Inoue, Matsuhisa ^a,b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

AmpC promoter; CMY 2; E. coli; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; FLOMOXEF; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFTIZOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 31544460721     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki438     Document Type: Letter

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