Nosocomial spread of QnrA-mediated quinolone resistance in Enterobacter sakazakii

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-224

  Poirel, Laurent ^a   Nordmann, Patrice ^a   De Champs, Christophe ^b   Eloy, Clarence ^c  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE TROYES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AZIDE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LATAMOXEF; NALIDIXIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUINOLONES;

EID: 33846204639     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.08.011     Document Type: Letter

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