Article
Fluoroquinolone-resistant strains in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: microbiological and molecular aspects.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jan 2022
Ghweil Ali A, Bazeed Shamardan Ezzeldin S, Al Rawy M H, Khodeary Ashraf, El-Amir Mostafa I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the causative bacterial agents of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with cirrhosis and to define antibiotic-resistance patterns in addition to identifying the genetic mutations in the quinolone resistance determining regions (QRDRs). PAT...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- DNA Topoisomerase IV
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Fluoroquinolones
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Peritonitis
- Quinolones