Effective transfer of a 47 kb NDM-1-positive plasmid among Acinetobacter species

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2734-2738

  Huang, Tzu Wen ^a   Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^a   Liao, Tsai Lien ^a   Hsu, Ming Chia ^b   Chang, Feng Yee ^c,d   Chang, Shan Chwen ^e   Khong, Wei Xin ^f   Ng, Oon Tek ^f   Chen, Ying Tsong ^a,g   Kuo, Shu Chen ^a   Chen, Te Li ^h,i   Mu, Jung Jung ^c   Tsai, Shih Feng ^a,i  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^g NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBAPENEM; NDM 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA-LACTAMASE NDM-1; TRANSPOSON;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER PITTII; ACINETOBACTER SOLI; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; BACTERIAL GENOME; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CROSS INFECTION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE ORDER; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84943782009     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv191     Document Type: Article

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