Identification of aminoglycoside-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing RmtG 16S rRNA Methyltransferase in a cystic fibrosis patient

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2967-2968

  Francisco, Gabriela Rodrigues ^a   Nora, Sandra Terezinha Rodrigues ^a   Bueno, Maria Fernanda Campagnari ^a   Da Silva Filho, Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira ^b   De Oliveira Garcia, Doroti ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMYXIN B; RNA 16S; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISK DIFFUSION; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84931267469     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.04607-14     Document Type: Article

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