| Literature DB >> 9925531 |
J L Muñoz-Bellido1, M Alonzo Manzanares, J A Martínez Andrés, M N Guttiérrez Zufiaurre, G Ortiz, M Segovia Hernández, J A García-Rodríguez.
Abstract
Fluoroquinolone efflux was studied in 47 Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains with MICs of ciprofloxacin (CFX) of < or = 2 micrograms/ml. Forty-three strains were wild type for gyrA, gyrB, and grlA quinolone resistance-determining regions and for norA and its promoter region. Forty of these strains (MICs of CFX, 0.1 to 0.2 microgram/ml) did not show efflux of fluoroquinolones. Three strains (MICs of CFX, 1 to 2 micrograms/ml) showed efflux. These results suggest that efflux can appear in S. aureus clinical strains in the absence of mutations in norA and its promoter.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 9925531 PMCID: PMC89076
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191