Characterization of a novel β-lactamase-producing plasmid in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Sequence analysis and molecular typing of host gonococci

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1514-1517

  Müller, Etienne E ^a   Fayemiwo, Samuel A ^b   Lewis, David A ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Johannesburg; NG MAST; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE ENCODING PLASMID; JOHANNESBURG PLASMID; PENICILLINASE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79958793696     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr162     Document Type: Article

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