Co-production of 16S rRNA methylases and extended-spectrum β-lactamases in AmpC-producing Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii and Serratia marcescens in Korea [12]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 907-908

  Park, Yeon Joon ^a   Lee, Seungok ^b   Yu, Jin Kyung ^a   Woo, Gun Jo ^c   Lee, Kyungwon ^d   Arakawa, Yoshichika ^e  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. freundii; E. cloacae; ESBLs; S. marcescens

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; HABEKACIN; RNA 16S; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DRUG USE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; INFECTION CONTROL; KOREA; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA METHYLATION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; KOREA; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASES;

EID: 33748679333     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl317     Document Type: Letter

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