Bacteremia caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum with a novel mutation in gyrA gene that confers high-level quinolone resistance

Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-48

  Yoon, Seoyoung ^a   Kim, Heejung ^a   Lee, Yangsoon ^a   Kim, Sinyoung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium amycolatum; GyrA mutation; Quinolone resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; DNA GYRASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 79959537602     PISSN: 15986535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.1.47     Document Type: Article

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