Molecular mechanisms of Bartonella henselae resistance to azithromycin, pradofloxacin and enrofloxacin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 581-582

  Biswas, Silpak ^a   Maggi, Ricardo G ^a   Papich, Mark G ^a   Breitschwerdt, Edward B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

23S rRNA; Bartonellosis; Disc diffusion assay; DNA gyrase A; In vitro resistant mutants

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; ENROFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; PRADOFLOXACIN; PROTEIN PARC; PROTEIN PARE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; GENE MUTATION; LETTER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA GYRASE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77950302261     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp459     Document Type: Letter

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