Prevalence of aac(6′)-Ib-cr plasmid-mediated and chromosome-encoded fluoroquinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in Italy

Gut Pathogens

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Frasson, Ilaria ^a   Cavallaro, Antonietta ^b   Bergo, Cristina ^b   Richter, Sara N ^a,b   Palù, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

aac(6 ) Ib cr; fluoroquinolones; Gram negative; plasmid mediated resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755143275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17574749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-3-12     Document Type: Article

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