Inability of a reserpine-based screen to identify strains overexpressing efflux pump genes in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-363

  Frempong Manso, Emmanuel ^a   Raygada, Jose L ^a   DeMarco, Carmen E ^a   Seo, Susan M ^a   Kaatz, Glenn W ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Efflux; Multidrug resistance; Reserpine; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DEQUALINIUM; DYE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RESERPINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTEREMIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RESERPINE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 61449220873     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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