Quinolone-resistant Haemophilus influenzae in a long-term-care facility: Nucleotide sequence characterization of alterations in the genes encoding DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3570-3572

  Li, Xinying ^a   Mariano, Noriel ^b,c   Rahal, James J ^b,c   Urban, Carl M ^b,c   Drlica, Karl ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; GARENOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GYRA GENE; GYRB GENE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; LONG TERM CARE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARC GENE; PARE GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA GYRASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 4344607734     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.9.3570-3572.2004     Document Type: Article

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