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Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance mechanisms in ESBL positive Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Turkey.
Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy) - 1 Jun 2012
Hoşgör-Limoncu Mine, Eraç Bayrı, Yurtman Ayşe Nur, Aydemir Söhret
Abstract excerpt
Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance mechanisms in extended spectrum beta-lactamase positive and quinolone resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from Ege University Hospital were investigated. The presence of qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, aac(6')-Ib and qepA genes were detected by PCR and the products were sequenced. Clonal relationship of isolates was determined by REP-PCR and mutations in...
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