High quinolone resistance rates were observed among oxyiminocephalosporin-resistant enterobacteria. In the present study, we searched for the prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes within the 55 oxyiminocephalosporin-resistant enterobacteria collected in a previous survey. The main PMQR determinants were aac(6')-Ib-cr and qnrB, which had prevalence rates of 42.4% and 33.3%, respectively. The aac(6')-Ib-cr gene was more frequently found in CTX-M-15-producing isolates, while qnrB was homogeneously distributed among all CTX-M producers.

Cruz, G.r., Radice, M., Sennati, S., Pallecchi, L., Rossolini, G.M., Gutkind, G., et al. (2013). Prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants among oxyiminocephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Argentina. MEMÓRIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ, 108(7), 924-927 [10.1590/0074-0276130084].

Prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants among oxyiminocephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Argentina

PALLECCHI, LUCIA;ROSSOLINI, GIAN MARIA;
2013-01-01

Abstract

High quinolone resistance rates were observed among oxyiminocephalosporin-resistant enterobacteria. In the present study, we searched for the prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes within the 55 oxyiminocephalosporin-resistant enterobacteria collected in a previous survey. The main PMQR determinants were aac(6')-Ib-cr and qnrB, which had prevalence rates of 42.4% and 33.3%, respectively. The aac(6')-Ib-cr gene was more frequently found in CTX-M-15-producing isolates, while qnrB was homogeneously distributed among all CTX-M producers.
2013
Cruz, G.r., Radice, M., Sennati, S., Pallecchi, L., Rossolini, G.M., Gutkind, G., et al. (2013). Prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants among oxyiminocephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Argentina. MEMÓRIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ, 108(7), 924-927 [10.1590/0074-0276130084].
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