Plasmid mediated amikacin resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 182-184

  Shahid, M ^a   Malik, A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amikacin resistance; Curing; Plasmid; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBENICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 4444277169     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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