Analysis of AmpC β-lactamase expression and sequence in biochemically atypical ceftazidime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from paediatric patients

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 584-591

  Avison, Matthew B ^a   Underwood, Sarah ^a   Okazaki, Aki ^a   Walsh, Timothy R ^a   Bennett, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceftazidime resistance; Citrobacter; Lactamases; Overexpression; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFTAZIDIME; RNA 16S;

AMPLICON; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITROBACTER; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CITROBACTER MURLINIAE; CITROBACTER YOUNGAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HAFNIA ALVEI; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEST STRIP;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CHILD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 4444366408     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh151     Document Type: Article

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