In vivo acquisition of fosfomycin resistance in Escherichia coli by fosA transmission from commensal flora

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Dec 1;74(12):3630-3632. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz380.

Authors

Thijs Ten Doesschate¹, Iain J Abbott², Rob J L Willems³, Janetta Top³, Malbert R C Rogers³, Marc M Bonten³, Fernanda L Paganelli³

Affiliations

¹ Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Escherichia coli / drug effects*
Escherichia coli / genetics
Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
Fosfomycin / pharmacology*
Gene Transfer, Horizontal*
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Symbiosis*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Escherichia coli Proteins
Fosfomycin