Efflux pump genes and antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from lower respiratory tract infections acquired in an intensive care unit

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-13

  Ozer, Burcin ^a   Duran, Nizami ^a   Onlen, Yusuf ^a   Savas, Lutfu ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

intensive care unit; lower respiratory tract infection; P. aeruginosa; resistance genes

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CARBAPENEMASE; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; MEXC PROTEIN; MEZLOCILLIN; NFXB PROTEIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84856497696     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2011.102     Document Type: Article

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