Possible role of integrase gene polymerase chain reaction as an epidemiological marker: study of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from nosocomial infections

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 446-450

  Gaur, Abhishek ^a   Prakash, Pradyot ^a   Anupurba, Shampa ^a   Mohapatra, Tribhuban M ^a,b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Integrase gene PCR; Integrons; Multidrug resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBENICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INTEGRASE; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULPERAZON; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTEGRON; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; INTEGRASES; INTEGRONS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEPAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33847646386     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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