First description of Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates carrying both qnrA and qnrB genes in Portugal

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 584-586

  Ferreira, Sónia ^a,b,c   Toleman, Mark ^b   Ramalheira, Elmano ^c   Da Silva, Gabriela J ^d   Walsh, Timothy ^b   Mendo, Sónia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital Infante D Pedro EPE   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Klebsiella pneumoniae; Qnr genes; Quinolone resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; PROTEIN QNRA; PROTEIN QNRB; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; INTEGRON; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PLASMIDS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77951765787     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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