Detection of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant QnrS1 in an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae in Tunisia

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-427

  Bourouis, Amel ^a,d   Dubois, Véronique ^b   Chihi, Hella ^a   Beladj, Chérifa ^a   Moussa, Mohamed Ben ^c   Quentin, Claudine ^b   Belhadj, Omrane ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c MILITARY HOSPITAL OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d RADES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Enterobacter cloacae; Multidrug resistance; Multiplex PCR; qnrS; Quinolone resistance

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE;

EID: 79952002412     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0058-8     Document Type: Article

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