| Literature DB >> 25182649 |
Zi-Ke Sheng1, Fupin Hu1, Weixia Wang1, Qinglan Guo1, Zhijun Chen1, Xiaogang Xu1, Demei Zhu1, Minggui Wang2.
Abstract
Of 26 tigecycline-nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae (TNSKP) clinical isolates, 25 had nonsynonymous mutations in ramR and/or acrR (23 in ramR and 10 in acrR). Eight TNSKP isolates possessed overexpression of ramA, acrB, rarA, and oqxB simultaneously, while 8 and 1 TNSKP strains had upregulation of ramA and acrB and of rarA and oqxB, respectively. Thus, resistance mechanisms of 9 TNSKP isolates cannot be explained by the present pathways. This study underscores the role of RamA in TNSKP and suggests the presence of novel tigecycline resistance mechanisms.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25182649 PMCID: PMC4249433 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.03808-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191