Study of plasmid-mediated 16S rRNA methylase genes and drug-resistant transferability of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from burn ward

Chinese Journal of Burns

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-102

  Liu, Tian Xiang ^a   Xue, Xiao Dong ^a   Wei, Lian Hua ^a   Zhang, Yong Ming ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Burns; Genes; Methyltransferases; Plasmids

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; ISEPAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NETILMICIN; RNA 16S; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGAR DIFFUSION; AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN PATIENT; BURN UNIT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BURN UNITS; BURNS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLASMIDS;

EID: 67650445826     PISSN: 10092587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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