Detection of lfrA and tap efflux pump genes among clinical isolates of non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 454-456

  Esteban, J ^a   Martin de Hijas N Z ^a   Ortiz, A ^a   Kinnari, T J ^a   Bodas Sanchez A ^b   Gadea, I ^a   Fernandez Roblas R ^a  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^b Unilabs   (France)

Author keywords

lfrA; Quinolones; Rapidly growing mycobacteria; Resistance; tap; Tetracyclines

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LFRA PROTEIN; TAP PROTEIN; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM ALVEI; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MAGERITENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM MUCOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PORCINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SEPTICUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINOCYCLINE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN;

EID: 69949132947     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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