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Prevalence of integrons and a new dfrA17 variant in Gram-negative bacilli which cause community-acquired infections.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Mar 2010
Sandalli Cemal, Buruk Celal Kurtulus, Sancaktar Metin, Ozgumus Osman Birol
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A hundred and eleven Gram-negative bacilli from community-acquired infections were characterized by antimicrobial susceptibility testing, screened for class 1 and 2 integrons, and statistically evaluated for the association between antibiotic profile and the presence of integrons. The frequency with which integrons were harbored was 28.8%. Three E. coli strains contained a dfrA17 variant inserted in a class 1...
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