Article
Genetic analyses of beta-lactamase negative ampicillin-resistant strains of Haemophilus influenzae isolated in Okinawa, Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2006
Kubota Toru, Higa Futoshi, Kusano Nobuchika, Nakasone Isamu, Haranage Shusaku, Tateyama Masao, Yamane Nobuhisa, Fujita Jiro
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the instance of beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin (AMP)-resistant (BLNAR) strains of Haemophilus influenzae has exhibited a marked increase in Japan. Our group determined the MICs of 160 clinical isolates of H. influenzae at a university hospital in Okinawa, the southernmost part of Japan, and found that 27 strains were BLNAR, while 24 strains were beta-lactamase-producing. Among the latter, 2 strains...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Ampicillin Resistance
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Haemophilus Infections
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Humans
- Japan
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
