Characterization of plasmids encoding extended-spectrum β-lactamases and their addiction systems circulating among Escherichia coli clinical isolates in the UK

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 878-885

  Doumith, Michel ^a   Dhanji, Hiran ^a   Ellington, Matthew J ^b   Hawkey, Peter ^b,c   Woodford, Neil ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiresistance; Replicon typing; ST131; Toxin antitoxin systems

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84858689015     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr553     Document Type: Article

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