Novel gyrA and parC point mutations in two strains of Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to ciprofloxacin [3]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 695-696

  Hamouda, Ahmed ^a   Amyes, Sebastian G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. baumannii; Fluoroquinolones; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; PROTEIN PARC;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA GYRASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 4544388891     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh368     Document Type: Letter

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