Article
[Fluoroquinolone resistance determining region mutation in Streptococcus pneumonia isolates].
Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases - 1 Dec 2013
Zhang Fei-fei, Zhao Chun-jiang, Wang Hui
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between different fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and the mutations of target genes. METHODS: A total of 232 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates were collected from 12 teaching hospitals at 9 cities between June and December 201...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Ciprofloxacin
- DNA Gyrase
- DNA Topoisomerase IV
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Female
- Fluoroquinolones
- Genes, Bacterial
- Humans
- Levofloxacin
- Male
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Middle Aged