Widespread occurrence of aminoglycoside resistance due to ArmA methylase in imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in China

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Aug;60(2):454-5. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkm208. Epub 2007 Jun 8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology
  • Aminoglycosides / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Imipenem / pharmacology*
  • Methyltransferases / genetics
  • Methyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Imipenem
  • ArmA protein, E coli
  • Methyltransferases