Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae isolates associated with community and nosocomial urinary tract infection in East London, UK

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 490-491

  Amin, Amit K ^a   Wareham, David W ^a,b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE 6' N ACETYLTRANSFERASE IB CR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLONE EFFLUX PUMP PROTEIN A; QUINOLONE RESISTANCE PROTEIN A; QUINOLONE RESISTANCE PROTEIN B; QUINOLONE RESISTANCE PROTEIN S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LONDON; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; QUINOLONES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 69949157418     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.01.003     Document Type: Letter

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