Lack of mutation in macrolide resistance genes in Chlamydia trachomatis clinical isolates with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-179

  Bhengraj, Apurb Rashmi ^a   Srivastava, Pragya ^a   Mittal, Aruna ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DNA; RNA; RNA 23S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S;

EID: 79959729027     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.03.015     Document Type: Letter

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