Detection of the plasmid-borne quinolone resistance determinant qepA1 in a CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli strain from Mexico

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 169-171

  Rocha Gracia, Rosa ^a   Ruiz, Elena ^b   Romero Romero, Sergio ^a   Lozano Zarain, Patricia ^a   Somalo, Sergio ^b   Palacios Hernández, J Martín ^c   Caballero Torres, Paula ^a   Torres, Carmen ^b  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^c Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos Ehrlich   (Mexico)

Author keywords

dfr2d gene; Integrons; ST205

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE CTX M 15; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; QEPA1 PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GENE CASSETTE; HUMAN; INTEGRON; LETTER; MEXICO; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 77950344668     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp418     Document Type: Letter

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