Characterisation of integrons containing the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance gene qnrA1 in Klebsiella pneumoniae

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 705-709

  Rodriguez Martinez J M ^a   Velasco, C ^a   Garcia I ^a   Cano, M E ^b   Martinez Martinez L ^b   Pascual, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Class 1 integrons; Fluoroquinolones; Multiresistance; Plasmid; qnr; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CHLORAMPHENICOL; INTEGRASE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; QNRA1 PROTEIN; QUINOLONE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRAIT; INTEGRON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; QUINOLONES;

EID: 34248163455     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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