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Sulphonamide resistance gene sul3 found in Escherichia coli isolates from human sources
12 Nov 2003
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular basis of an observed increasing resistance to trimethoprim and sulphonamides despite a simultaneous decline in co-trimoxazole consumption. The distribution of sulphonamide resistance genes sul1, sul2 and the recently discovered sul3 was studied in a collection of clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae. METHODS: PCR with primers specific for sul1,...
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