Article
Correlation between virulence genotype and fluoroquinolone resistance in carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jul 2014
Cho Hye Hyun, Kwon Kye Chul, Kim Semi, Koo Sun Hoe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a clinically important pathogen that causes opportunistic infections and nosocomial outbreaks. Recently, the type III secretion system (TTSS) has been shown to play an important role in the virulence of P. aeruginosa. ExoU, in particular, has the greatest impact on disease severity. We examined the relationship among the TTSS effector genotype (exoS and exoU), fluoroquinolone...
Topics
- ADP Ribose Transferases
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Toxins
- Carbapenems
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Fluoroquinolones
- Genotype
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Multilocus Sequence Typing