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Multiplex PCR for detection of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance qnr genes in ESBL-producing enterobacterial isolates
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2007 · Vol. 60(2) · pp. 394–397
Vincent Cattoir✉(Bicêtre Hospital)Laurent Poirel(Bicêtre Hospital)Vincent O. Rotimi(Kuwait University)Claude-James Soussy(Université Paris-Est Créteil)Patrice Nordmann(Université Paris-Saclay)
Abstract
We report here a fast and reliable technique for rapid screening of qnr-positive strains to be used for epidemiological surveys. A low prevalence of Qnr determinants among ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae was identified in the study with Kuwaiti isolates.
Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter ResearchProbiotics and Fermented FoodsQuinolonePlasmidMultiplex polymerase chain reactionMicrobiologyBiologyGeneCiprofloxacinDNA gyraseMultiplexAntibacterial agent
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamasesEnterobacteriaceaeEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsHumansKuwaitMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlasmidsQuinolonesDNA PrimersReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionDrug Resistance, BacterialEscherichia coli Proteins
Funding
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
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The worldwide emergence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance
The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2006 · 964 citations
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