Molecular characterisation of multiple drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in southern Taiwan

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-408

  Ben, Ren Jy ^a   Yang, Ming Chang ^a,b   Hsueh, Jui Chen ^a   Shiang, Jeng Chuan ^a   Chien, Shang Tao ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lactamase; Acinetobacter baumannii; Multiple drug resistant; Multiplex PCR; Oxacillinase

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BETA LACTAMASE GENE; CARBAPENEM RESISTANCE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRON ASSOCIATED ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; OXACILLINASE GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 80053363816     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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