Horizontal transfer of an ISAba125-activated ampC gene between Acinetobacter baumannii strains leading to cephalosporin resistance

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 244-245

  Hamidian, Mohammad ^a   Hancock, Dale P ^a   Hall, Ruth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceftazidime and cefotaxime resistance; Gene replacement; IS activation of ampC

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CEPHALOSPORINS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 84871200261     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks345     Document Type: Letter

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