Molecular analysis of antibiotic resistance determinants and plasmids in Malaysian isolates of multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Al Marzooq, Farah ^a   Mohd Yusof, Mohd Yasim ^a   Tay, Sun Tee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIFAMOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERTAPENEM; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONJUGATION; DFRA GENE; ESBL GENE; GENE LOCATION; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALAYSIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REPLICON; SUL1 GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; R FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALAYSIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; R FACTORS; REPLICON;

EID: 84941750641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133654     Document Type: Article

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