First detection of the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant qnrA in Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates in Japan

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 738-739

  Saga, Tomoo ^a,b   Akasaka, Takaaki ^b   Takase, Hiroyuki ^b   Tanaka, Mayumi ^b   Sato, Kenichi ^b   Kaku, Mitsuo ^a  

^a Laboratory Diagnostics   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUINOLONE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE SEQUENCE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; QUINOLONES;

EID: 34248143433     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.01.010     Document Type: Letter

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