Plasmid-Mediated OqxAB Is an Important Mechanism for Nitrofurantoin Resistance in Escherichia coli

Increasing consumption of nitrofurantoin (NIT) for treatment of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) highlights the need to monitor emerging NIT resistance mechanisms. This study investigated the molecular epidemiology of the multidrug-resistant efflux gene oqxAB and its contribution t...

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Published in:Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Main Authors: Ho, Pak-Leung, Ng, Ka-Ying, Lo, Wai-U, Law, Pierra Y., Lai, Eileen Ling-Yi, Wang, Ya, Chow, Kin-Hung
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Mechanisms of Resistance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4704224/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26552976
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02156-15
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