Identification of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes qnrA1, qnrB1 and aac(6′)-1b-cr in a multiple drug-resistant isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Chennai

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-268

  Magesh, H ^a   Kamatchi, C ^a   Vaidyanathan, R ^a   Sumathi, G ^b  

^a DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aac(6 ) 1b cr; Klebsiella pneumoniae; plasmid mediated quinolone resistance; qnrA; qnrB

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ALLELE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PLASMID MEDIATED QUINOLONE RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052621576     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.83910     Document Type: Article

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