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Genetic diversity and characteristics of high-level tigecycline resistance Tet(X) in Acinetobacter species.
Genome medicine - 7 Dec 2020
Chen Chong, Cui Chao-Yue, Yu Jun-Jun, He Qian, Wu Xiao-Ting, He Yu-Zhang, Cui Ze-Hua, Li Cang, Jia Qiu-Lin, Shen Xiang-Guang, Sun Ruan-Yang, Wang Xi-Ran, Wang Min-Ge, Tang Tian, Zhang Yan, Liao Xiao-Ping, Kreiswirth Barry N, Zhou Shi-Dan, Huang Bin, Du Hong, Sun Jian, Chen Liang, Liu Ya-Hong
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BACKGROUND: The recent emergence and dissemination of high-level mobile tigecycline resistance Tet(X) challenge the clinical effectiveness of tigecycline, one of the last-resort therapeutic options for complicated infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens. Although tet(X) has been found in various bacterial species, less is known about phylogeographic distribution and...
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