CTX-M and ampC β-lactamases contributing to increased prevalence of ceftriaxone-resistant Escherichia coli in Changi General Hospital, Singapore

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-213

  Tan, Thean Yen ^a   Ng, Lily Siew Yong ^a   He, Jie ^b   Hsu, Li Yang ^c  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Lactamases, Cross infection; AmpC; Health care associated infections; Plasmid

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; BETA LACTAMASE CTX M; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFTRIAXONE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 73749085099     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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