Characterization of class 1 integrons and gene cassettes in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Taiwan

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-216

  Chang, Chung Yu ^a   Fang, Yu Ti ^a,b   Tsai, Shih Meng ^a   Chang, Lin Li ^a   Yu, Wen Liang ^c,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Class 1 integrons; Gene cassettes; Klebsiella pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; GENE CASSETTE; INTEGRON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 69949092725     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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