| Literature DB >> 24574286 |
Cristianne Kayoko Matsumoto1, Paulo José Martins Bispo, Katiane Santin, Christiane Lourenço Nogueira, Sylvia Cardoso Leão.
Abstract
Plasmid-mediated kanamycin resistance was detected in a strain of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii responsible for a nationwide epidemic of surgical infections in Brazil. The plasmid did not influence susceptibility to tobramycin, streptomycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, clarithromycin, or ciprofloxacin. Plasmid-mediated drug resistance has not been described so far in mycobacteria.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24574286 PMCID: PMC3993635 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00032-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948