Prevalence and characteristics of aac(6′)-Ib-cr in AmpC-producing Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii, and Serratia marcescens: a multicenter study from Korea

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 314-318

  Kim, Soo Young ^a   Park, Yeon Joon ^a   Yu, Jin Kyung ^a   Kim, Yeong Sic ^a   Han, Kyungja ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aac(6 ) Ib cr; blaOXA 1; qnr; Quinolone; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN;

AAC(6'') IB CR GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTEGRON; KOREA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KOREA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUINOLONES; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 59649092179     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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