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Development of a pyrosequencing assay for rapid assessment of quinolone resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates.
Journal of microbiological methods - 1 Jul 2011
Deccache Yann, Irenge Léonid M, Savov Encho, Ariciuc Mihaela, Macovei Alexandra, Trifonova Angelina, Gergova Ivanka, Ambroise Jérôme, Vanhoof Raymond, Gala Jean-Luc
Abstract excerpt
Rapid and reliable assessment of Acinetobacter baumannii resistance to quinolones was successfully achieved through pyrosequencing of the gyrA and parC quinolone-resistance determining regions. A strong correlation was found between quinolone resistance and mutations in gyrA codon 83 and/or in the parC gene (codons 80 or 84). Absence of QRDR mutations was associated with susceptibility to quinolones.
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